According to http://www.onlineconversion.com 1 ton [long, UK] = 2 240 pounds
and 1 ton [short, US] = 2 000 pounds
David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:43:33 +0100
From: Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]>
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Subject: [USMA:52636] RE: Germany: Thieves swipe 5 tons of chocolate spread
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
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
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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.
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