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1 Rod [International] = 2.9552 Smoot

1 Smoot = 0.338384 Rod [International]

Rod [International] to Smoot Conversion Formula

To convert Rod [International] to Smoot, multiply by 2.9552.

Smoot = Rod [International] × 2.9552

Rod [International] = Smoot × 0.338384

To convert Smoot back to Rod [International], divide by 2.9552 (or multiply by 0.338384).

About These Units

About Rod [International]

The rod is a traditional unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches or exactly 5.0292 meters). The rod and the furlong were the basic distance units used by the Anglo-Saxon residents of England before the Norman conquest of 1066. The Saxons generally called this unit the gyrd, a word which comes down to us as the name of a different unit, the yard. "Rod" is another Saxon word which meant just what it means today: a straight stick. The Normans preferred to call the gyrd a pole or a perch (a word of French origin, meaning a pole; see perche). The length of the rod was well established at least as early as the eighth century. It may have originated as the length of an ox-goad, a pole used to control a team of 8 oxen (4 yokes). Scholars are not sure how the rod was related to shorter units. It may have been considered equal to 20 "natural" feet (actual foot lengths; see foot), or it may have been measured "by hand" as 30 shaftments. In any case, when the modern foot became established in the twelfth century, the royal government did not want to change the length of the rod, since that length was the basis of land measurement, land records, and taxes. Therefore the rod was redefined to equal 16.5 of the new feet. This length was called the "kings perch" at least as early as the time of King Richard the Lionheart (1198). Although rods and perches of other lengths were used locally in Britain, the kings perch eventually prevailed. The relationship between the rod and the other English distance units was confirmed again by the Parliamentary statute of 1592, which defined the statute mile to be either 320 rods or 1760 yards, thus forcing the rod to equal exactly 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet.

About Smoot

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), who in October, 1958 was rolled head over heels by his fraternity brothers to measure the length of the bridge. The smoot is equal to his height (five feet and seven inches -- 1.70 m), and the bridges length was measured to be "364.4 smoots plus one ear".

Rod [International] to Smoot Conversion Table

Rod [International]	Smoot	Smoot	Rod [International]
0.1	0.295522	0.1	0.033838
0.5	1.4776	0.5	0.169192
1	2.9552	1	0.338384
2	5.9104	2	0.676768
5	14.7761	5	1.6919
10	29.5522	10	3.3838
20	59.1045	20	6.7677
25	73.8806	25	8.4596
50	147.7612	50	16.9192
100	295.5224	100	33.8384
250	738.8060	250	84.5960
500	1477.61	500	169.1919
1000	2955.22	1000	338.3838

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