Yes. You could never ever carry a ton (2,000 pounds) on your back.
Yes, saying that your backpack weighs a ton is definitely hyperbole (exaggeration for effect). Your backpack does not literally weigh a ton, but by exaggerating, you can say that it is really heavy.
Hyperbole.
A hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
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== == A square foot is a (two dimensional) measure of area, while a ton is a measure of weight. The two do not equate. On the other hand, a ton of a specific substance could have a specific (three dimensional) volume. For instance, if a one cubic foot concrete block weighed 100 pounds, 20 concrete blocks would equal a (US) ton.
Yes, saying that your backpack weighs a ton is definitely hyperbole (exaggeration for effect). Your backpack does not literally weigh a ton, but by exaggerating, you can say that it is really heavy.
Hyperbole.
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armour it weighed a ton
Iron (the element Fe) is weighed in units of mass such as the gram, ounce (pound, ton) etc.
It weighed about 47,500 ton after being loaded
Between him and his suit and backpack, he weighed close to 300 pounds on the earth, but on the moon, he only weighed about 60 pounds total.
A hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
you have a dog in your backpack
The tree was five million feet tall!
If your in science class it might be weighed in ounces. If your in the store buying an apple, they are weighed in pounds. If you the farmer that grows apples, they weigh them by the ton.