RE: PS Re: looking for pics\SPOILER B5

Adam Delafield wrote:
>>Both "MT" and "t" are the correct abbreviations for representing a
metric ton.
>
>Yes but ton is not metric. A metric ton does not exist. A metric tonne
on the
>other hand is 1,000 Kg.

A ton can be expressed in either metric or imperial measure.  A tonne is
1,000kg as you stated, while a ton US (short ton) is about 1016kg and a
ton
UK (long ton) is about 907kg.  Kilograms is the international standard
(SI)
measure for mass.

>So 'M ton' can't be metric.

Sure it could.	The "M" might also represent "Mega" or "Millions of" as
someone pointed out earlier, but this would make for one very heavy ship
for
its size.  It might even represent some new unit.  It appears to be
artistic
freedom.

Mike Miserendino