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Bookmark or Share- Harvard Bridge Smoot Measurements - Atlas ObscuraDiscover Harvard Bridge Smoot Measurements in Boston, Massachusetts: In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
- Smoot - WikipediaThe smoot / ˈsmuːt / is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi Alpha by Oliver R. Smoot, who in October 1958 lay down repeatedly on the Harvard Bridge between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, so that his fraternity brothers could use his height to measure the length of the bridge. [1]
- Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nearsSmoot '62 recalled memories recently about the night his name became a unit of measurement as MIT prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the quirky hack. A series of events has been planned for the weekend of Oct. 4.
- Ollie Smoot, The Official Unit Of Measure For The Harvard Bridge - WBURMay 06, 2016. Oliver Smoot who stands at 5’7” was used to measure the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge as part of a MIT fraternity prank in 1958. The markings on the bridge and the legacy of the unit...
- “Smoot” Enters the Dictionary | alum.mit.edu“Smoot: a unit of measurement equal to five feet, seven inches, often cited when discussing the inherent arbitrariness of measurement units; after Oliver Smoot whose height was used as the basis of the measurement.” Of course MIT folks know more history.
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