On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 04:12, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have edited the units page to include the long ton. > > For the benefit of mappers who do not understand the distinction or know how many pounds there are in their local ton, it would be useful to indicate that the short ton is part of the US customary units and the long ton part of the imperial units.
And you really do need the hundredweight. Because dim memories of the past, when I was too young to drive or take much interest in road signage, lead me to conclude that the cwt was used for weight restrictions in the UK back then. And, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredweight, is still used in some parts of the world for that purpose. That's the imperial cwt in Guernsey, but the US cwt might be in use in parts of the US. -- Paul
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