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marky 08-09-2005 20:33
tons and tonnes
 
Quick question how many kilos are the in a ton:confused:

Hom3r 08-09-2005 20:34
Re: tons and tonnes
 
1000kg = 1 ton

marky 08-09-2005 20:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by david.ewles
1000kg = 1 ton
nope thats why i said tons and tonnes

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 20:36
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1 short ton = 907.18474 kilograms

(googled)

1.000 long ton (UK) equivalent to: 1016.00000 kilogram [kg]
(also googled - and don't ask me what the difference is!)

Hom3r 08-09-2005 20:38
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Weight / Mass

Avoirdupois measure 1 gross ton = 1 long ton = 2240 pounds
1 net ton = 1 short ton = 2000 pounds
1 pound = 16 ounces = 7000 grains
1 ounce = 16 drachms = 437.5 grains

1 long ton = 20 hundredweight
1 hundredweight = 4 quarters = 112 pounds
1 quarter = 2 stone = 28 pounds
1 quintal = 100 pounds

Standard measure 1 tonne = 1 metric ton
1 tonne = 1000 kilograms
1 kilograms = 1000 grams

kronas 08-09-2005 20:38
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i dont know if this is right..

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...in+ton&spell=1

Roy MM 08-09-2005 20:40
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2240LB in a tonne, i think lol, long time since i was a school.

marky 08-09-2005 20:40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
1 short ton = 907.18474 kilograms

(googled)
nope and i do know the answer i was in scrap metal for years

homealone 08-09-2005 20:40
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there are a 1000 kilos in a tonne

and about 1018 kilos in a ton, based on 2.2lb to the kilo

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 20:41
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To clarify:-

The British ton is the long ton, which is 2240 pounds, and the U.S. ton is the short ton which is 2000 pounds.

Both tons are actually defined in the same way. 1 ton is equal to 20 hundredweight. It is just the definition of the hundredweight that differs between countries. In the U.S. there are 100 pounds in the hundredweight, and in Britain there are 112 pounds in the hundredweight. This causes the actual weight of the ton to differ between countries.

To distinguish between the two tons, the smaller U.S. ton is called short, while the larger British ton is called long.

There is also an third type of ton called the metric ton, equal to 1000 kilograms, or approximately 2204 pounds. The metric ton is officially called tonne. The SI standard calls it tonne, but the U.S. Government recommends calling it metric ton.

marky 08-09-2005 20:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by homealone
there are a 1000 kilos in a tonne

and about 1018 kilos in a ton, based on 2.2lb to the kilo
ooooo so close ;)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
To clarify:-

The British ton is the long ton, which is 2240 pounds, and the U.S. ton is the short ton which is 2000 pounds.

Both tons are actually defined in the same way. 1 ton is equal to 20 hundredweight. It is just the definition of the hundredweight that differs between countries. In the U.S. there are 100 pounds in the hundredweight, and in Britain there are 112 pounds in the hundredweight. This causes the actual weight of the ton to differ between countries.

To distinguish between the two tons, the smaller U.S. ton is called short, while the larger British ton is called long.

There is also an third type of ton called the metric ton, equal to 1000 kilograms, or approximately 2204 pounds. The metric ton is officially called tonne. The SI standard calls it tonne, but the U.S. Government recommends calling it metric ton.
english

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 20:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
english
...or in English - 1016kg;)

marky 08-09-2005 20:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
...or in English - 1016kg;)
:tu: or shall we have it to 2 decimal places :Yikes:

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 20:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
:tu: or shall we have it to 2 decimal places :Yikes:
According to google - 1016.00

...or then again, elsewhere - 1016.047

marky 08-09-2005 20:53
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
According to google - 1016.00
i'm just picking at 1016.05:disturbd:
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
According to google - 1016.00

...or then again, elsewhere - 1016.047
thats 3 places

homealone 08-09-2005 20:56
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if you take 1lb = 0.454kg

then 2240*0.454=1016.96

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 20:57
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:D
<pedant>
rounded up = 1016.05
rounded down = 1016.04
rounded off = 1016.05
</pedant>
:)

Caspar 08-09-2005 20:57
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What's all this about then?

marky 08-09-2005 20:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Caspar
What's all this about then?
boredom and taxing the brain ;)

Theodoric 08-09-2005 21:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
According to google - 1016.00

...or then again, elsewhere - 1016.047
According to BS 350 (admittedly the ancient 1962 edition), 1 lb = 453.59237 g.
Therefore the long ton of 2240 pounds = 1016.0469088 kg, which is better than to the nearest mg.

Is this close enough? :)

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 21:03
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To get really pedantic, taking 1 pound = 0.45359237 kg

2240lb = 1016.0469088 kg

(bet you wish you'd never started this, Marky :p: )

[Edit] Damn, beaten to it!

marky 08-09-2005 21:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theodoric
According to BS 350 (admittedly the ancient 1962 edition), 1 lb = 453.59237 g.
Therefore the long ton of 2240 pounds = 1016.0469088 kg, which is better than to the nearest mg.

Is this close enough? :)
cool i'll weigh in the old water tank knowing that i'm not going to be ripped of for .008 af a kilo :D

Theodoric 08-09-2005 21:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
To get really pedantic, taking 1 pound = 0.45359237 kg

2240lb = 1016.0469088 kg

(bet you wish you'd never started this, Marky :p: )

[Edit] Damn, beaten to it!
Actually, I suppose we ought to quote the conversion to the same number of sig figs, namely 8, which gives us a miserly 1016.0469 kg.

Martin 08-09-2005 21:09
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Quote:


Avoirdupois measure 1 gross ton = 1 long ton = 2240 pounds
1 net ton = 1 short ton = 2000 pounds
1 pound = 16 ounces = 7000 grains
1 ounce = 16 drachms = 437.5 grains

1 long ton = 20 hundredweight
1 hundredweight = 4 quarters = 112 pounds
1 quarter = 2 stone = 28 pounds
1 quintal = 100 pounds

Standard measure 1 tonne = 1 metric ton
1 tonne = 1000 kilograms
1 kilograms = 1000 grams
Now i have headache! I hate weights and measures!!

Theodoric 08-09-2005 21:10
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And it has just struck me. Why is an Imperial to metric conversion considered as entertainment?

marky 08-09-2005 21:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theodoric
And it has just struck me. Why is an Imperial to metric conversion considered as entertainment?
because its fun ;)

Theodoric 08-09-2005 21:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
because its fun ;)
Offhand, the only humorous unit that I can think of is the barn. This is 10^-24 sq cm, is used as a unit of cross section for nuclear reactions, and is so called because it is as big as a barn door for most nuclear reactions.

marky 08-09-2005 21:21
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but i find maths fun :)

i'm crap at english :(

Theodoric 08-09-2005 21:24
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And I suppose that the latest metric prefixes, zepto and yocto, could be considered amusing. Somehow, I can't really take a yoctogramme very seriously.

Martin 08-09-2005 21:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marky
but i find maths fun :)

i'm crap at english :(
Maths isn't fun!! English is a bit more fun! :dozey:

marky 08-09-2005 21:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Theodoric
And I suppose that the latest metric prefixes, zepto and yocto, could be considered amusing. Somehow, I can't really take a yoctogramme very seriously.
cool
The prefix yocto- is used to multiply the coefficient 10^-24 to the value of a physical quantity, so 1 yoctogram equals 1 * 10^-24 grams. :D

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 21:31
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A yottagramme is much more impressive. :D :D

Theodoric 08-09-2005 21:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
A yocgramme is much more impressive. :D :D
True. And as a yoctogramme is of the same order as the weight of an atom and as a yottagramme is very, very large, perhaps they'll stop coining new prefixes for a while. :)

marky 08-09-2005 21:38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
A yottagramme is much more impressive. :D :D
10^24 its ok ;)

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 21:41
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Surprisingly, its *only* about the mass of water in the Pacific ocean

Caspar 08-09-2005 21:47
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Now now peeps.... I can understand why you might think a yoctogramme is interesting but please keep this on topic :) This thread is about discussing the conversion between Tons and Kilos and all fun related to that measurement.

;)

marky 08-09-2005 21:50
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Ok boss
so how many tons are there in a tonne

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 21:52
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0.9842065

marky 08-09-2005 21:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
0.9842065
erm me must think i got 1.0160

Nikko 08-09-2005 21:56
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I am not getting involved in this thread - its a bit too heavy for me.

JohnHorb 08-09-2005 21:59
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That's no. of tonnes in a ton (I think...)
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marky 08-09-2005 22:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
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Angua 08-09-2005 22:07
Re: tons and tonnes
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnHorb
That's no. of tonnes in a ton (I think...)
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