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 kingdom the ton is defined as 2240 pounds 1016 kg avoirdupois pounds from 1965 the uk embarked upon a programme of metrication and gradually introduced metric units including the tonne metric ton defined as 1000 kg 2204 6 lbshere confusion is possible the 2240 lb ton is called long ton and the 2000 lb ton short ton the tonne is distinguished by its spelling but usually pronounced the same as ton hence the us term metric ton