A connecting wire is run under the skin from the stimulator to an electrode that is attached to the vagus nerve, which is accessible through a small incision (cut) in the neck.
A long ton is defined as exactly 2,240 pounds. The long ton arises from the traditional British measurement system: A long ton is 20 cwt, each of which is 8 stone (1 stone = 14 pounds). Thus a long ton is 20 Ã 8 Ã 14 lb = 2,240 lb.
In the United States, a short ton is usually known simply as a ton, without distinguishing it from the tonne (1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62262 pounds), known there as the metric ton, or the long ton (2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms), known there as the Imperial ton. Long ton, 2,240 lb (1,016.0469088 kg). 2  Ton. 3  Tonne, also known as a metric ton (t), equal to 1,000 kg (2,204.6226218 lb) or 1 megagram. 4  Tonnage, volume measurement used in maritime shipping, originally based on 100 cubic feet (2.8316846592 m 3).