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== Units of mass ==
 
== Units of mass ==
 
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{{bginfo|Several of the references below are explicit uses of the SI metric unit, others simply stated "tons", indicating the possible use of the US/Imperial short ton unit (2,000 [[pound]]s). In at least one case the metric ton (rf. {{e|Relativity}}) was implied when ton was stated (rf. {{e|Phage}}).}}
   
* [[Vic Fontaine]], who was working on his books, explained to [[Nog]] that if he didn't, "''[[Uncle Sam]]'s going to come down on me like [[idiom|'''a ton of''']] [[brick]]s.''" ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
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* [[Vic Fontaine]], who was working on his books, explained to [[Nog]] that if he didn't get them straightened out, "''[[Uncle Sam]]'s going to come down on me like [[idiom|'''a ton of''']] [[brick]]s.''" ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
   
 
* A [[Rectyne monopod]] can weigh as much as '''2 tons'''. ({{TNG|The Icarus Factor}})
 
* A [[Rectyne monopod]] can weigh as much as '''2 tons'''. ({{TNG|The Icarus Factor}})

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For the volumetric measurement, please see gross ton.

A ton, metric ton was a unit of mass and occasionally of energy. It was equal to 1 megagram (1,000 kilograms).

The metric ton was also a factor in figuring shear force, which was determined by calculating metric ton per meter.

Generically, the term "ton" can also mean a large, unspecified amount.

When it was learned that Enterprise NX-01 was going to investigate the Terra Nova colony in 2151, Travis Mayweather searched through the archives and found "tons of data", including crew manifests, survey photos, and weekly status reports. (ENT: "Terra Nova")

Korob, who presented a large quantity of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, was told by the unimpressed James T. Kirk that "[w]e could manufacture a ton of these on our ship. They mean nothing to us." (TOS: "Catspaw")

Units of mass

Ton
Several of the references below are explicit uses of the SI metric unit, others simply stated "tons", indicating the possible use of the US/Imperial short ton unit (2,000 pounds). In at least one case the metric ton (rf. "Relativity") was implied when ton was stated (rf. "Phage").
Metric ton
  • The Quarren facility was capable of producing 8,000 metric tons of tylium per second at 94% thermal efficiency. (VOY: "Workforce")
  • The inertial mass of the moon had decreased to approximately 2.5 million metric tons. (TNG: "Deja Q")
Kiloton
This episode's dialogue also gave the alternate equal measurement of 30,000 metric tons.

Units of energy

A ton was also a way of indicating the energy released by an explosion of one metric ton of TNT - 4.184 gigajoules. In the 20th century nuclear weapons were graded in megatons - by the millions of megagrams of TNT they equaled.

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