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In case anyone was wondering:

Long ton = 2240 lb (1016 kg)

Short ton = 2000 lb (907 kg)

Tonne = 2205 lb (1000 kg)

Long tons are rarely used outside shipping. Short tons are what people mean when they say ton in America. Tonne is the metric ton and is what most of the rest of the world means when you hear something that sounds like ton.