<<All liters are created equal; all gallons are not.>>
Ditto Tons - UK, 'Imperial' or 'long' Tons are also bigger than US versions.
Nar nar ne nar nar.
I guess it comes from the colonial days when there was fair trade (not)
between the new world and the old - you know, one gallon for you and I'll kep
a little bit back as a kind of tax thing similarly, one ton for you and so on.
I guess when the Brits kicked out all the prudes, they sent the ones that
couldn't count or measure either!
I think 2000 lbs per ton is easier when doing big truck stuff than 2240 lbs
anyway!!!
Howard
Happy 4th (or happy 'Good riddens day') depending on counting ability!
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