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{{disambiguation|the volumetric measurement|gross ton}}
A '''metric ton''' (or simply '''tonne''', symbol '''t''') is a unit of [[mass]]. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 1,000,000 grams.
 
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A '''ton''' or '''metric ton''' was a [[measurements|unit of]] [[mass]] and occasionally of [[energy]].
   
A metric ton is also a unit of [[energy]]. In this way, one metric ton is equal to the energy released by an explosion of 1 metric ton of TNT, or 4.184 [[joule|gigajoule]]s.
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The metric ton was also a factor in figuring [[shear force]], which was determined by calculating [[metric ton per meter]].
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Generically, the term "ton" can also mean a large, unspecified amount.
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When it was learned that {{EnterpriseNX}} was going to investigate the [[Terra Nova colony]] in [[2151]], [[Travis Mayweather]] searched through the [[historical archive]]s and found "tons of {{dis|data|computer}}", including [[crew manifest]]s, [[survey]] [[photo]]s, and [[week]]ly [[status report]]s. ({{ENT|Terra Nova}})
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[[Korob]], who presented a large quantity of [[diamond]]s, [[ruby|rubies]], [[emerald]]s, and [[sapphire]]s, 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}})
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== Comparative list of measurements ==
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=== Units of mass ===
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;Ton = 2,000 [[pound]]s or 1,000 [[kilogram]]s
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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}}).}}
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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}})
   
=== Comparative list of masses ===
 
 
* 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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* The [[captain's yacht]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise''-E]] carried '''7 tons''' of [[ultritium]] explosives in [[2375]] ({{film|9}}).
 
* [[Humpback whale]]s weigh about '''40 tons''' ({{film|4}}).
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* A [[humpback whale]] consumes "'''2 tons''' of [[shrimp]] per day." ({{film|4}})
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* [[Vosk]] demanded '''86 tons''' of [[aluminum]] plating and '''170 tons''' of [[carbon steel]] from his [[Nazi]] allies. ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
 
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* In [[2268]], [[Mister]] [[Lurry]] of [[Deep Space Station K-7]] issued a [[priority 1 distress call]] that was answered by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} for the protection of '''a couple of tons''' upward to '''several tons''' of [[quadrotriticale]] stored aboard the station, on hold for [[Sherman's Planet]]. ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}})
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* ''The [[advanced long-range torpedo]]es housing {{alt|Khan Noonien Singh}}'s [[Augment 20th followers 001|followers]] was described as a "'''4 ton''' [[stick]] of [[dynamite]]". ({{film|12}})
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* The [[captain's yacht]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} carried '''7 tons''' of [[ultritium]] explosives in [[2375]] ({{film|9}}).
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* Following the transfer of [[Keiko O'Brien]]'s [[pregnancy]] to [[Kira Nerys]], O'Brien claimed that she felt like she had been hit by a '''10 ton''' [[rock]]. ({{DS9|Body Parts}})
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* A single humpback whale has a mass of "'''about 40 tons'''." ({{film|4}})
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* {{Captain}} [[Kathryn Janeway]] claimed that the shuttle confiscated by a [[Numiri patrol vessel]] was loaded with '''40 tons''' of [[thalmerite]] explosives, enough to destroy the [[Numiri]]'s ship. ({{VOY|Ex Post Facto}})
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* [[Vosk]] demanded '''86 tons''' of [[aluminum]] [[plating]] and '''170 tons''' of [[carbon steel]] from his [[Nazi]] allies. ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
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* When the humpback whales [[George and Gracie]] were beamed aboard, [[Montgomery Scott]] calculated that they, along with their surrounding [[water]], would weight '''400 tons''', a number James T. Kirk hadn't considered. ({{film|4}})
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* Two [[Bolian freighter]]s carried '''several thousand tons''' of [[selenium]] and [[rhodium nitrite]] when they disappeared near the [[Badlands]] in [[2373]]. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
 
* Two [[Bolian freighter]]s carried '''several thousand tons''' of [[selenium]] and [[rhodium nitrite]] when they disappeared near the [[Badlands]] in [[2373]]. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
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* The [[Ferengi]] market price of '''2,000 tons''' of [[Kohlanese barley]] was 182 bars of [[gold-pressed latinum]] in [[2371]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
 
* The [[Ferengi]] market price of '''2,000 tons''' of [[Kohlanese barley]] was 182 bars of [[gold-pressed latinum]] in [[2371]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
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* The [[Xepolite]] [[Xepolite freighter|freighter]] commanded by [[Drofo Awa]] claimed to have '''5 kilotons''' of [[Regrean wheat]] husks in his cargo hold. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part II}})
 
* The [[First Federation buoy]] had a mass of '''11,000 tons'''. ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}})
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* A [[screech rhino]] could easily weigh '''3,000 tons'''. ({{DS9|Second Skin}})
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* [[Terok Nor]] processed about '''20,000 tons''' of [[uridium]] each day. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
 
* [[Terok Nor]] processed about '''20,000 tons''' of [[uridium]] each day. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
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* In the ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'' [[holoprogram]], [[Hippocrates Noah]]'s plan for world domination involves releasing "millions of tons" of [[lava]], that would cause [[Earth]]'s [[tectonic plate]]s to subside. This would result in the [[planet]]'s [[continent]]s to be flooded by the [[ocean]]s, save for his own personal refuge atop [[Mount Everest]]. ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}})
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* The mass of [[Earth Two]], which coincided with the mass of [[Earth]], was measured by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} at 6x10<sup>21st</sup> tons. ({{TOS|Miri}})
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;Metric ton = 1,000 kilograms {{anchor|metric ton}}
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* A [[cubic centimeter]] of a [[dark matter asteroid]] captured by the {{USS|Discovery}} in [[2257]] was estimated to weigh '''1.5 metric tons'''. ({{DIS|New Eden}})
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* The cave-in caused in the caverns by the [[Son'a]] on the [[Ba'ku planet]] had almost '''4 metric tons''' of rock blocking the entryway. ({{film|9}})
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* Prior to its destruction, the ''[[Bok'Nor]]'' delivered '''14 metric tons''' of [[golside ore]] to the [[Regulon system]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
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* [[Fort Knox]] stored over '''50 metric tons''' of [[gold]] prior to the [[22nd century]]. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
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* [[Vosk]] handed his [[German]] [[General]] several [[requisition form]]s for numerous valuable supplies, including '''86 metric tons''' of [[aluminum]] [[plating]], a '''170 tons''' of [[carbon steel]]. ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
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* The ''[[Ares IV]]'' had a mass of '''92 metric tons'''. ({{VOY|One Small Step}})
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* The [[Vidiian]] [[asteroid]] discovered by ''Voyager'' contained "anywhere from '''500 to 1,000 metric tons''' of [[dilithium]]. ({{VOY|Phage}})
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* [[Balok's cube]] had a mass of "'''about 2,000 metric tons.'''" ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}})
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* The {{dis|Quarren|species}} facility was capable of producing '''8,000 metric tons''' of [[tylium]] per second at 94% thermal efficiency. ({{VOY|Workforce}})
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* The [[Balok's pilot vessel]] had a "mass, a '''little under 11,000 metric tons'''." ({{TOS|The Corbomite Maneuver}})
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* An {{class|Intrepid}} starship has a mass of '''700,000 metric tons'''. ({{VOY|Phage|Relativity}})
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* The {{dis|Tellarite freighter|22nd century}} ''[[Tezra]]'' "''could haul '''1 million metric tons''' at [[warp factor|warp 4.5]].''" ({{ENT|Bounty}})
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* The inertial mass of the [[moon]] had decreased to '''approximately 2.5 million metric tons'''. ({{TNG|Deja Q}})
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* A [[Borg scout ship]] had a mass of '''2.5 million metric tons'''. ({{TNG|I Borg}})
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* [[Penk's starship]] had a mass of '''5 million metric tons'''. ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}})
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;Kiloton = 1 thousand tons {{anchor|Kiloton}}
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* In [[2373]], ''Voyager'' discovered a [[gallicite]] vein with "a [[yield]] of '''nearly a kiloton'''; enough to completely [[refit]] the ship's [[warp coil]]s." ({{VOY|Blood Fever}})
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* The {{USS|Equinox}} had a '''2 kiloton''' supply of [[kemacite]] ore. ({{VOY|Equinox}})
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* The [[Xepolite Free Trader]] commanded by [[Drofo Awa]] claimed to have '''5 kilotons''' of [[Regreein wheat]] husks in his cargo hold. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part II}})
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* ''Voyager'' retrieved '''8 kilotons''' of debris from the [[Borg probe]], mostly fragments of its [[hull]]. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
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* A [[Y class]] freighter can haul at least '''20 kilotons'''. ({{ENT|Fortunate Son}})
 
* A [[Y class]] freighter can haul at least '''20 kilotons'''. ({{ENT|Fortunate Son}})
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* A [[J class]] freighter can haul at least '''30 kilotons'''. ({{ENT|Horizon}})
 
* A [[J class]] freighter can haul at least '''30 kilotons'''. ({{ENT|Horizon}})
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{{bginfo|This episode's dialogue also gave the alternate equal measurement of 30,000 metric tons.}}
* The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] had a mass of '''almost a million tons'''. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}})
 
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* The [[Tellarite]] [[Tellarite freighter (22nd century)|freighter]] ''[[Tezra]]'' could haul '''a million metric tons''' at [[warp factor|warp 4.5]]. ({{ENT|Bounty}})
 
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;Gigaton = 1 billion tons {{anchor|Gigaton}}
* A [[Borg]] scout vessel had a mass of '''2.5 million tons'''. ({{TNG|I, Borg}})
 
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* When [[Saowin]] attempted to repay [[Kurros]] and the [[Think Tank]] for their aide, he explained he was unable to repay the amount of [[bernicium]] that was requested for their transaction due to the fact that their [[mine]]s were destroyed in the last series of [[quake]]s, and the [[ore]] in question was buried under '''60 gigatons''' of rock. ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
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;Isoton
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{{see-list|Isoton}}
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=== Units of energy {{Anchor|Metric ton}} ===
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A '''ton''' was also a way of indicating the [[energy]] released by an explosion of one metric ton of TNT - 4.184 [[gigajoule]]s. In the [[20th century]] [[nuclear weapon]]s were graded in '''megatons''' &ndash; by the millions of megagrams of TNT they equaled.
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* '''250 tons''' was the yield of the [[thermokinetic explosion]] produced by [[Romulan]] [[Romulan mine|tricobalt mines]] used in the 22nd century. ({{ENT|Minefield}})
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* One of the [[lyric]]s to the [[song]] "[[I Hate You]]" referred to the question, "'''The only choice we're given is '''how many megatons'''?'''" ({{film|4}})
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* A fusion explosion of '''97.835 megatons''' would result if the [[impulse engine]] of a ''Constitution''-class starship was overloaded. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
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{{see-list|Isoton}}
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==External links==
 
* {{wikipedia}}
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* {{wikipedia|Metric ton}}
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* {{wikipedia|Short ton}}
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* {{wikipedia|TNT equivalent}}
   
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[[de:Metrische Tonne]]
==External Links==
 
*{{wikipedia|Tonne}}
 
 
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[[Category:Energy]]

Revision as of 01:25, 7 June 2020

For the volumetric measurement, please see gross ton.

A ton or metric ton was a unit of mass and occasionally of energy.

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 historical 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")

Comparative list of measurements

Units of mass

Ton = 2,000 pounds or 1,000 kilograms
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 = 1,000 kilograms
  • 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 = 1 thousand tons
This episode's dialogue also gave the alternate equal measurement of 30,000 metric tons.
Gigaton = 1 billion tons
  • When Saowin attempted to repay Kurros and the Think Tank for their aide, he explained he was unable to repay the amount of bernicium that was requested for their transaction due to the fact that their mines were destroyed in the last series of quakes, and the ore in question was buried under 60 gigatons of rock. (VOY: "Think Tank")
Isoton

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.

External links