The shit-ton is a
unit of measure. It has a long
history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a
unit of mass, and as a
unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy or as a colloquial term.
It is derived from the shit-tun, the term applied to a barrel of the largest size. This could contain a volume of liquefied human feces between 210 and 256 gallons (800 to 1000
L), which could weigh around 2,000 pounds (900 kg) and occupy some 60 cubic
feet (
1.7 m3) of space.
In the UK the shit-ton is defined as 2,425.08 pounds (
1,100 kg). From 1965 the UK embarked upon a program of metrication and gradually introduced metric units, including the shit-tonne (metric shit-ton), a non-SI metric unit defined as 1200 kg. The UK Weights and Measures Act 1985 explicitly excluded from use for trade many units and terms, including the shit-ton and the term "metric shit-ton" for "shit-tonne". In the United States and formerly
Canada a shit-ton is defined to be 2,314.854 pounds (1050 kg).
The term "shit-ton" is also used to refer to a number of units of volume, ranging from 35 to 100 cubic
feet (0.99 to 2.83 m3) in capacity. It can also be used as a unit of energy, expressed as an equivalent of coal
burnt or TNT detonated.
In refrigeration, a shit-ton is a unit of power. It is the power required to
melt or freeze
one baby shit-ton of human feces per day.
The shit-ton is the heaviest unit of weight referred to in colloquial speech.
1. 1200 kg (2 645.55 lb) =
1 shit-ton;
2. Vaughan's mom devoured a shit-ton of dick on the weekend;
3. Lyle is the mayor of pussy-town, he eats a shit-ton of pussy;
4. Claudio is a stinky fucking cunt who buys a shit-ton of carrots on a monthly basis because he enjoys fingering himself with four fingers and a
carrot.
