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::Ton is a unit of the quantity mass, not weight. Weight is a force and forces would be measured in newtons. Hence the comic is making a mistake. One that 99% of the people do. Mass would be correct since it is a more fundamental quantity and is usually what is meant when people talk about weight. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.105|108.162.254.105]] 18:29, 9 March 2014 (UTC) | ::Ton is a unit of the quantity mass, not weight. Weight is a force and forces would be measured in newtons. Hence the comic is making a mistake. One that 99% of the people do. Mass would be correct since it is a more fundamental quantity and is usually what is meant when people talk about weight. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.105|108.162.254.105]] 18:29, 9 March 2014 (UTC) | ||
:::Ton is actually a unit of weight, at least assuming the comic is using the short ton (widely used in the US). 1 ton = 2000 pounds, and pounds are a unit of weight. A metric ton, tonne, and long ton are units of mass, defined as a quantity of kilograms.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.206|108.162.219.206]] 18:32, 26 September 2014 (UTC) | :::Ton is actually a unit of weight, at least assuming the comic is using the short ton (widely used in the US). 1 ton = 2000 pounds, and pounds are a unit of weight. A metric ton, tonne, and long ton are units of mass, defined as a quantity of kilograms.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.206|108.162.219.206]] 18:32, 26 September 2014 (UTC) | ||
| β | ::::No, [[wikipedia:Pound_%28mass%29|pound]] is a unit of mass as well. The [[wikipedia:Pound_%28force%29|pound-force]] is a unit of force. One pound-force is the amount of force exerted by Earth's gravity (under certain conditions, I have no idea which) on a pound of mass.[[User:Tharkon|Tharkon]] ([[User talk:Tharkon|talk]]) 20:37, 4 October 2014 (UTC) | + | ::::No, [[wikipedia:Pound_%28mass%29|pound]] is a unit of mass as well. The [[wikipedia:Pound_%28force%29|pound-force]] is a unit of force. One pound-force is the amount of force exerted by Earth's gravity (under certain conditions, I have no idea which) on a pound of mass. [[User:Tharkon|Tharkon]] ([[User talk:Tharkon|talk]]) 20:37, 4 October 2014 (UTC) |
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:::::No, you're all wrong. Pound is a currency. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.188|173.245.54.188]] 15:40, 7 October 2014 (UTC) | :::::No, you're all wrong. Pound is a currency. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.188|173.245.54.188]] 15:40, 7 October 2014 (UTC) | ||
:::Based on his comments on the subject in a [http://what-if.xkcd.com/112/ What If comic], I strongly suspect that he doesn't care about the distinction in cases where: a) the values of the measurements are equal, and b) it's just a comic, not a research paper. [[User:Marcus Erronius|Marcus Erronius]] ([[User talk:Marcus Erronius|talk]]) 17:42, 20 September 2014 (UTC) | :::Based on his comments on the subject in a [http://what-if.xkcd.com/112/ What If comic], I strongly suspect that he doesn't care about the distinction in cases where: a) the values of the measurements are equal, and b) it's just a comic, not a research paper. [[User:Marcus Erronius|Marcus Erronius]] ([[User talk:Marcus Erronius|talk]]) 17:42, 20 September 2014 (UTC) | ||
