How many smoots in 1 dekameter? The answer is 5.8761311552474. We assume you are converting between smoot and dekametre. You can view more details on each measurement unit: smoots or dekameter The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 0.58761311552474 smoots, or 0.1 dekameter. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between smoots and dekameters. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 smoots to dekameter = 0.17018 dekameter
5 smoots to dekameter = 0.8509 dekameter
10 smoots to dekameter = 1.7018 dekameter
20 smoots to dekameter = 3.4036 dekameter
30 smoots to dekameter = 5.1054 dekameter
40 smoots to dekameter = 6.8072 dekameter
50 smoots to dekameter = 8.509 dekameter
75 smoots to dekameter = 12.7635 dekameter
100 smoots to dekameter = 17.018 dekameter
You can do the reverse unit conversion from dekameter to smoots, or enter any two units below:
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 decametre (American spelling: dekameter, symbol: dam) is a measurement of distance equal to ten metres. This measure is included mostly for completeness. It very rarely has any practical application.
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