How many pounds is 6 tons?
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For all the experts if you were never taught 2000 pounds equals a ton (USA and Canada ton) how would you know?
New Math is a wonderful thing.
The truck scales and cargo bills of lading should display both pounds and tons... because we wouldn't want bridge capacities in pounds like the scales show...
Oh by the way a "metric ton" (correct name the tonne) isn't any pounds unless you convert it. It is 1000 kilograms. Which is the mass of 1000 litres of fresh water (a common liquid on earth) which is also 1 cubic meter of water. Decimal math kinda like 10 x 10 cents = $1.00 only more annoying cause it is different.
Oh by the way our bridge marking authorities in Canada often post maximum signs in tonnes (abbreviated "t") instead of the kg that the truck weigh scales display so you still have to cipher it out... cause that only makes sense...
New Math is a wonderful thing.
The truck scales and cargo bills of lading should display both pounds and tons... because we wouldn't want bridge capacities in pounds like the scales show...
Oh by the way a "metric ton" (correct name the tonne) isn't any pounds unless you convert it. It is 1000 kilograms. Which is the mass of 1000 litres of fresh water (a common liquid on earth) which is also 1 cubic meter of water. Decimal math kinda like 10 x 10 cents = $1.00 only more annoying cause it is different.
Oh by the way our bridge marking authorities in Canada often post maximum signs in tonnes (abbreviated "t") instead of the kg that the truck weigh scales display so you still have to cipher it out... cause that only makes sense...
