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Smoot - humorous nonstandard length unit
Smoot is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length equal to 5 ft 7 in, the height of Oliver R. Smoot (MIT ’62). Used to measure the Harvard Bridge in 1958 as “364.4 smoots ± 1 ear” and referenced in engineering culture and local markings
- Symbol: none standardized (sometimes sm or smt)
- System: Informal/non-SI
- Exact relations: 1 smoot = 5 ft 7 in = 67 in (exact)
- Metric equivalents: 1 smoot = 67 × 0.0254 m = 1.7018 m (exact)
- Typical examples: Harvard Bridge markings at 10-smoot intervals; humorous unit conversions in campus lore
Millimeter (mm) — one thousandth of a meter
Used for precision work, machining, and rainfall depth reporting. Suitable for tolerances and tiny parts.
- Symbol: mm
- System: SI derived unit
- Exact relations: 1 mm = 0.001 m = 0.1 cm
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 mm = 0.0393700787 in
- Typical examples: screw diameters, gasket thickness, PCB traces