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Quick Reference

1 Smoot = 5.6165 Shaku

1 Shaku = 0.178047 Smoot

Smoot to Shaku Conversion Formula

To convert Smoot to Shaku, multiply by 5.6165.

Shaku = Smoot × 5.6165

Smoot = Shaku × 0.178047

To convert Shaku back to Smoot, divide by 5.6165 (or multiply by 0.178047).

About These Units

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".

About Shaku

The shaku is a Japanese word meaning "measure" or "scale", also used for several traditional units in Japan: [1] As a unit of distance, the shaku is the Japanese foot, equal to about 30.30 centimeters or 11.93 inches; [2] As a unit of area, the shaku equals 330.6 square centimeters (51.24 square inches); [3] As a unit of volume, the shaku equals about 18.04 milliliters (0.61 U.S. fluid ounce).

Smoot to Shaku Conversion Table

Smoot	Shaku	Shaku	Smoot
0.1	0.561650	0.1	0.017805
0.5	2.8083	0.5	0.089023
1	5.6165	1	0.178047
2	11.2330	2	0.356094
5	28.0825	5	0.890234
10	56.1650	10	1.7805
20	112.3300	20	3.5609
25	140.4125	25	4.4512
50	280.8251	50	8.9023
100	561.6502	100	17.8047
250	1404.13	250	44.5117
500	2808.25	500	89.0234
1000	5616.50	1000	178.0468

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