Since we don't believe in stones, we consider a 100 lb hundredweight FAR more logical than a 112 lb hundredweight (which sounds like a trick question). That leads to a 2000 lb ton in the US. :)
________________________________ From: Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, April 8, 2013 5:48:41 PM Subject: [USMA:52636] RE: Germany: Thieves swipe 5 tons of chocolate spread But they got their conversion wrong – 1 tonne is 2209 lbs and an ordinary ton is 2240 lbs (at least that is what I was taught in school in South Africa), or is something different in the United States? ;-) Martin Vlietstra From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Steele Sent: 08 April 2013 16:25 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52629] Germany: Thieves swipe 5 tons of chocolate spread Amazingly, it is an AP article and they are metric tons. http://news.yahoo.com/germany-thieves-swipe-5-tons-chocolate-spread-103316137.html BERLIN (AP) — These thieves might really have sticky fingers. Police said Monday an unknown number of culprits made off with 5 metric tons (5.5 tons) of Nutella chocolate-hazelnut spread from a parked trailer in the central German town of Bad Hersfeld over the weekend.
