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How many smoot in 1 rods? The answer is 2.955223880597. We assume you are converting between smoot and rod [international]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: smoot or rods The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.58761311552474 smoot, or 0.19883878151595 rods. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between smoots and rods. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 smoot to rods = 0.33838 rods
5 smoot to rods = 1.69192 rods
10 smoot to rods = 3.38384 rods
20 smoot to rods = 6.76768 rods
30 smoot to rods = 10.15152 rods
40 smoot to rods = 13.53535 rods
50 smoot to rods = 16.91919 rods
75 smoot to rods = 25.37879 rods
100 smoot to rods = 33.83838 rods
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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".
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).
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