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by fargle 693 days ago
oh there is a short ton, a long ton, a metric ton. the normal ton in the US is "short ton" which is 2,000 lbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton

we also often encounter a "f*ck ton" or even a "metric f*ck ton". these are usually informal units related to the number of things (especially annoying things) rather than strictly weight.