[wtfmcgrill]

There's the metric tonne 1000kg, the US short ton 2000lbs and the US long ton 2240lbs(1016kg) also known as imperial ton. I started calling the metric tonne a megagram because I got tired of trying to figure out if it was short, long or metric I was dealing with

[boringg]

The bane of all engineers having to do unit conversions and asking clarifying questions around what type of ton/tonne.

[Suppafly]

When is the long ton ever used, or is it just historical? I've only ever heard of the 2000lb variety my entire life.