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How many smoot in 1 li? The answer is 293.80655776237. We assume you are converting between smoot and chinese mile. You can view more details on each measurement unit: smoot or li The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.58761311552474 smoot, or 0.002 li. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between smoots and chinese miles. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 smoot to li = 0.0034 li
10 smoot to li = 0.03404 li
50 smoot to li = 0.17018 li
100 smoot to li = 0.34036 li
200 smoot to li = 0.68072 li
500 smoot to li = 1.7018 li
1000 smoot to li = 3.4036 li
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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".
The li (里, lǐ) is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, which has varied considerably over time but now has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a kilometer (c. 1640 feet). A modern li consists of 1,500 Chinese "feet" or chi and, in the past, was often translated as a "mile." Since the li has generally been only about a third as long as the mile, translating the character as "Chinese mile" or simply "li" is much less likely to produce confusion or error.
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