A metric ton(ne), by the way, is the same quantity as the unambiguous and compositional, but rarely used, "megagram". (Oh, but kilotons and megatons are usually

A metric ton(ne), by the way, is the same quantity as the unambiguous and compositional, but rarely used, "megagram". (Oh, but kilotons and megatons are usually units of energy as shorthand for burning TNT.)