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* 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}})
 
* The [[captain's yacht]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise''-E]] carried '''7 tons''' of [[ultritium]] explosives in [[2375]] ({{film|9}}).
 
* 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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* [[Humpback whale]]s mass about '''40 tons''' ({{film|4}}).
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* [[Fort Knox]] stored over '''50 metric tons''' of [[gold]] prior to the [[22nd century]]. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
 
* [[Vosk]] demanded '''86 tons''' of [[aluminum]] plating and '''170 tons''' of [[carbon steel]] from his [[Nazi]] allies. ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
 
* [[Vosk]] demanded '''86 tons''' of [[aluminum]] plating and '''170 tons''' of [[carbon steel]] from his [[Nazi]] allies. ({{ENT|Storm Front}})
 
* 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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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.

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 gigajoules.

Comparative list of masses

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