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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}}) |
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+ | * [[Penk's starship]] had a mass of '''5 million metric tons'''. ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}}) |
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+ | * In [[2268]], [[Deep Space K-7]] had '''2 tons''' of [[quadrotriticale]] in its silos, on hold for [[Sherman's Planet]]. ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}}) |
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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}}). |
* The [[captain's yacht]] of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise''-E]] carried '''7 tons''' of [[ultritium]] explosives in [[2375]] ({{film|9}}). |
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+ | * The cave-in caused in the caverns by the [[Son'a]] on the [[Ba'ku (planet)|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}}) |
* 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}}) |
* [[Fort Knox]] stored over '''50 metric tons''' of [[gold]] prior to the [[22nd century]]. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
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* [[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}}) |
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* The [[Vidiian]] [[asteroid]] discovered by ''Voyager'' contained "anywhere from '''500 to 1,000 metric tons''' of [[dilithium]]. ({{VOY|Phage}}) |
* The [[Vidiian]] [[asteroid]] discovered by ''Voyager'' contained "anywhere from '''500 to 1,000 metric tons''' of [[dilithium]]. ({{VOY|Phage}}) |
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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}}) |
* 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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* 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 freighter]] commanded by [[Drofo Awa]] claimed to have '''5 kilotons''' of [[Regrean wheat]] husks in his cargo hold. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part II}}) |
* The [[Xepolite freighter]] commanded by [[Drofo Awa]] claimed to have '''5 kilotons''' of [[Regrean 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}}) |
* ''Voyager'' retrieved '''8 kilotons''' of debris from the [[Borg probe]], mostly fragments of its [[hull]]. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
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− | * The [[Quarren (species)|Quarren]] facility was capable of producing '''8,000 metric tons''' of [[tylium]] per second at 94 percent thermal efficiency. ({{VOY|Workforce}}) |
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+ | * The [[Quarren (species)|Quarren]] facility was capable of producing '''8,000 metric tons''' of [[tylium]] per second at 94% thermal efficiency. ({{VOY|Workforce}}) |
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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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+ | 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 giga[[joule]]s. |
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*{{wikipedia|Metric ton}} |
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Revision as of 21:04, 22 July 2007
A ton or metric ton is a unit of mass. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms, whereas one ton (or short ton) is equal to 2,000 pounds.
- Several of the below references are unclear whether they refer to the "U.S. ton" or the "S.I. metric ton."
Comparative references
Units of mass
- A Rectyne monopod can weigh as much as 2 tons. (TNG: "The Icarus Factor")
- A single humpback whale has a mass of "about 40 tons." (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- The Ares IV had a mass of 92 metric tons. (VOY: "One Small Step")
- Balok's cube had a mass of "about 2,000 metric tons." (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
- The Balok's pilot vessel had a "mass, a little under 11,000 metric tons." (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
- An Intrepid-class starship has a mass of 700,000 metric tons. (VOY: "Phage", "Relativity")
- A Constitution-class starship has a mass of almost 1 million tons. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")
- A Borg scoutship had a mass of 2.5 million metric tons. (TNG: "I, Borg")
- Penk's starship had a mass of 5 million metric tons. (VOY: "Tsunkatse")
Units of volume
- A humpback whale consumes "2 tons of shrimp per day." (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- In 2268, Deep Space K-7 had 2 tons of quadrotriticale in its silos, on hold for Sherman's Planet. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
- The captain's yacht of the Enterprise-E carried 7 tons of ultritium explosives in 2375 (Star Trek: Insurrection).
- 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. (Star Trek: Insurrection)
- Prior to its destruction, the Bok'Nor delivered 14 metric tons of golside ore to the Regulon system. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
- 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")
- The Vidiian asteroid discovered by Voyager contained "anywhere from 500 to 1,000 metric tons of dilithium. (VOY: "Phage")
- In 2373, Voyager discovered a gallicite vein with "a yield of nearly a kiloton; enough to completely refit the ship's warp coils." (VOY: "Blood Fever")
- Two Bolian freighters carried several thousand tons of selenium and rhodium nitrite when they disappeared near the Badlands in 2373. (DS9: "For the Uniform")
- The Ferengi market price of 2,000 tons of Kohlanese barley was 182 bars of gold-pressed latinum in 2371. (DS9: "Prophet Motive")
- The USS Equinox had a 2 kiloton supply of kemacite ore. (VOY: "Equinox")
- The Xepolite freighter commanded by Drofo Awa claimed to have 5 kilotons of Regrean wheat husks in his cargo hold. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part II")
- Voyager retrieved 8 kilotons of debris from the Borg probe, mostly fragments of its hull. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
- The Quarren facility was capable of producing 8,000 metric tons of tylium per second at 94% thermal efficiency. (VOY: "Workforce")
- A Y class freighter can haul at least 20 kilotons. (ENT: "Fortunate Son")
- Terok Nor processed about 20,000 tons of uridium each day. (DS9: "Civil Defense")
Explosive equivalents
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.
- "A fusion explosion of 97.835 megatons will result if a starship impulse engine is overloaded." (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")