Martin Pirrie
Member
Nathan asks for the difference between ton and tonne. Not very much if you are British, is the quick answer!
The ton is either 2240 lbs: used by the British and known as the long ton. Or 2000 lbs: used by the Americans and known as the short ton.
The tonne is metric and is 1000 kg which is 2205 lbs.
So the long ton is 1.6% larger than the tonne and
the short ton is about 10% less than the tonne.
Tonne is sometimes pronounced "Tunny".Which I think sounds silly so I call it, so many "metric tons" which annoys the experts who know about these things!
Martin Pirrie.
The ton is either 2240 lbs: used by the British and known as the long ton. Or 2000 lbs: used by the Americans and known as the short ton.
The tonne is metric and is 1000 kg which is 2205 lbs.
So the long ton is 1.6% larger than the tonne and
the short ton is about 10% less than the tonne.
Tonne is sometimes pronounced "Tunny".Which I think sounds silly so I call it, so many "metric tons" which annoys the experts who know about these things!
Martin Pirrie.
