![What's In A Smoot?. 58 years later, the measure of a man… | by Jamie Bologna | Five(ish) Minute Wonders | Medium What's In A Smoot?. 58 years later, the measure of a man… | by Jamie Bologna | Five(ish) Minute Wonders | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1280/1*y8zPoNkaUQaN-hZYevXkCQ.jpeg)
What's In A Smoot?. 58 years later, the measure of a man… | by Jamie Bologna | Five(ish) Minute Wonders | Medium
![Harvard Bridge,which connects MIT with its fraternities across the Charles River,has a length of 364.4 Smoots plus one ear.The unit of one smoot is based on the length of Oliver Reed smoot,Jr.,class Harvard Bridge,which connects MIT with its fraternities across the Charles River,has a length of 364.4 Smoots plus one ear.The unit of one smoot is based on the length of Oliver Reed smoot,Jr.,class](https://haygot.s3.amazonaws.com/questions/1765097_06be5c617e7143d797078bf9320bd2ae.png)
Harvard Bridge,which connects MIT with its fraternities across the Charles River,has a length of 364.4 Smoots plus one ear.The unit of one smoot is based on the length of Oliver Reed smoot,Jr.,class
Only In Boston on Twitter: "The Mass Ave Bridge is... 659.82 meters or 2,164.8 feet or 364.4 smoots ± one ear. The height of MIT alum Oliver Smoot. In 1958, Smoot lay
![Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) no Twitter: "#OTD in 1958 Oliver Smoot '62 became a unit of measurement when his fraternity brothers used him to determine the length of the Massachusetts Avenue Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) no Twitter: "#OTD in 1958 Oliver Smoot '62 became a unit of measurement when his fraternity brothers used him to determine the length of the Massachusetts Avenue](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjfYRnZXgAAFeHR.jpg:large)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) no Twitter: "#OTD in 1958 Oliver Smoot '62 became a unit of measurement when his fraternity brothers used him to determine the length of the Massachusetts Avenue
![TIL: There is an unit of measurement known as 'smoot' (5 feet 7 inches or 1.708meters) : r/todayilearned TIL: There is an unit of measurement known as 'smoot' (5 feet 7 inches or 1.708meters) : r/todayilearned](https://preview.redd.it/542b94ej4zm51.jpg?auto=webp&s=308e57a2fc3d58968ff6fecc8cfcff3c3f1d23c9)