Skipjack, Kiteman posted the quote with your implied question [how many imperial tons in 53Mg] right after you asked what the implied question was.
Betruger wrote:
KitemanSA wrote:Nope, Falcon 27e.
27e?
27e[ngines]. Falcon 1 is one engine. Falcon 9 is nine engines exactly like the one in the Falcon 1. Falcon 9H is 27 engines. At least, it is until they start using the newer (bigger) engines.
Skipjack wrote: Falcon Heavy 28.5 degrees 200 km 53,000 kg
That is 53 metric tons. I always talk metric system.
Sorry, when I talk metric, I tend to use basic units , like gram (g), kilogram (kg), megagram Mg). Tonnes, or tons or however the metric derived unit is spelled is needless and confusing. A ton is and should ONLY be 2000 pounds avoirdupois. The LONG ton is and should ONLY be 20 "hundred-weight" which of course is equal to 8 stone which as everyone knows is 14 pounds avoirdupois, making a "hundred weight" 112 pounds and a long ton 2240 pounds, clear?
A ton is and should ONLY be 2000 pounds avoirdupois. The LONG ton is and should ONLY be 20 "hundred-weight" which of course is equal to 8 stone which as everyone knows is 14 pounds avoirdupois, making a "hundred weight" 112 pounds and a long ton 2240 pounds, clear?
Yeah, I think I am going to go back to my original attitude: I dont know how many metric tons are in an English ton or English tons are in a metric ton and I still dont care to know
I always talk metric. So much easier. 1000 kg in a metric ton.
1000 kg = 1 Mg. Easier still, and less confusion potential.
Oh, I agree. I never understood why they did not adopt the word Mg instead of Ton. I assume that they wanted to preserve the word ton, which I am assuming was used in measurement of mass before.
1000 kg = 1 Mg. Easier still, and less confusion potential.
Oh, I agree. I never understood why they did not adopt the word Mg instead of Ton. I assume that they wanted to preserve the word ton, which I am assuming was used in measurement of mass before.
I think they use the term ton because 1 Mg == ~2200 lbs, which is just a bit over 1 ton. I've never seen it described as such, however, so I could easily be wrong about this (too).
1000 kg = 1 Mg. Easier still, and less confusion potential.
Oh, I agree. I never understood why they did not adopt the word Mg instead of Ton. I assume that they wanted to preserve the word ton, which I am assuming was used in measurement of mass before.
In fact, according to wikipedia, they didn't. "Whoever" just used the wrong word. The culprit should have said 53 "tonnes"
The tonne (unit symbol t) or metric ton (U.S.),[1] often written pleonastically as metric tonne, is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kg (2,204.62 lb) (103 kilograms). It is sometimes abbreviated to mt in the United States,[2] although this conflicts with other SI symbols. The tonne is not a unit in the International System of Units (SI), but is accepted for use with the SI.[3][4] In SI units and prefixes, the tonne is a megagram (Mg).
Thank you for the clarification, 93143.
