How many shaku in 1 smoot? The answer is 5.616501650165. We assume you are converting between shaku and smoot. You can view more details on each measurement unit: shaku or smoot The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 3.3003300330033 shaku, or 0.58761311552474 smoot. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between shaku and smoots. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 shaku to smoot = 0.17805 smoot
5 shaku to smoot = 0.89023 smoot
10 shaku to smoot = 1.78047 smoot
20 shaku to smoot = 3.56094 smoot
30 shaku to smoot = 5.3414 smoot
40 shaku to smoot = 7.12187 smoot
50 shaku to smoot = 8.90234 smoot
75 shaku to smoot = 13.35351 smoot
100 shaku to smoot = 17.80468 smoot
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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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