Two peoples, separated by a common measurement system. --- On Thu, 6/7/12, Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:51680] RE: ton and tonne To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 3:43 AM ... but everybody knows that a ton is 2240 lbs - at least that is what I was taught at school, unless of course things are different in the US. :-) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Frysinger Sent: 06 June 2012 17:21 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51676] ton and tonne This is an interesting article contrasting ton and tonne in a discussion of dinosaur masses. Jim http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/05/diet-season-dinosaurs-slim-down-in -new-analysis/
