I fired off an answer to whatever grunt brain said that a metric ton = 2 tons.
Carleton From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of John Frewen-Lord Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 02:31 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:48645] Re: How much tonnes equal to 1 metric ton? The world is full of ignorant people.......... (sigh). John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin <mailto:pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com> To: U.S. Metric <mailto:usma@colostate.edu> Association Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 7:26 AM Subject: [USMA:48644] How much tonnes equal to 1 metric ton? Dear All, It is a bit sad when one nation's decision not to use international standards causes confusion like this. http://www.blurtit.com/q5401997.html By the way, I know what a kilotonne and a megatonne are, but what is a kiloton? Is it a kilometric ton or a kilo metric ton? Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
