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How many smoot in 1 chains? The answer is 11.820919164226. We assume you are converting between smoot and chain [Gunter, survey]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: smoot or chains The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.58761311552474 smoot, or 0.049709595959596 chains. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between smoots and chains. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 smoot to chains = 0.0846 chains
10 smoot to chains = 0.84596 chains
20 smoot to chains = 1.69192 chains
30 smoot to chains = 2.53787 chains
40 smoot to chains = 3.38383 chains
50 smoot to chains = 4.22979 chains
100 smoot to chains = 8.45958 chains
200 smoot to chains = 16.91916 chains
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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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