Garry Archer scribed:
Subject: Re: Corrections to British <-> American Terms
> grif@win.icl.co.uk (Phil Griffiths) writes:
> > The metric-ton, the tonne is 1000 Kg i.e. about 2204.6 lbs
> > The ton, sometimes long ton is 2240 lbs
This one is archaic, as it is based on hundred-weight.
1 hundredweight=112 Lbs.
One long ton = 20 hundredweight.
> > The US ton is known as:
> > The short ton is 2000 lbs (which isn't used much)
Still used here, as we haven't converted to metric yet. RealSoonNow, eh?
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