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How many rods in 1 smoot? The answer is 0.33838383838384. We assume you are converting between rod [international] and smoot. You can view more details on each measurement unit: rods or smoot The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.19883878151595 rods, or 0.58761311552474 smoot. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between rods and smoots. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 rods to smoot = 2.95522 smoot
5 rods to smoot = 14.77612 smoot
10 rods to smoot = 29.55224 smoot
15 rods to smoot = 44.32836 smoot
20 rods to smoot = 59.10448 smoot
25 rods to smoot = 73.8806 smoot
30 rods to smoot = 88.65672 smoot
40 rods to smoot = 118.20896 smoot
50 rods to smoot = 147.76119 smoot
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A rod is a unit of length, equal to 11 cubits, 5.0292 metres or 16.5 feet. A rod is the same length as a perch[1] and a pole. The lengths of the perch (one rod) and chain (four rods) were standardized in 1607 by Edmund Gunter.
The length is equal to the standardized length of the ox goad used by medieval English ploughmen; fields were measured in acres which were one chain (four rods) by one furlong (in the United Kingdom, ten chains).
A smoot is a unit of distance (or "length", as physical scientists say) used for measuring the Harvard Bridge. It is named after an MIT fraternity pledge at Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, Oliver R. Smoot (class of 1962). In October of 1958, fellow students helped Mr. Smoot measure the length of the bridge by placing him end to end and marking the increments. Oliver was a top student at MIT and went on to run NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The smoot is equal to his height (five feet and seven inches -- 1.70 m), and the bridge's length was measured to be "364.4 smoots plus one ear".
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