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
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Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
![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
![In 1958, 5-foot-7 MIT fraternity pledge Oliver Smoot was used to measure the length of the Harvard Bridge. The marks are still pa… | Lambda chi, Measurements, Smoot In 1958, 5-foot-7 MIT fraternity pledge Oliver Smoot was used to measure the length of the Harvard Bridge. The marks are still pa… | Lambda chi, Measurements, Smoot](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/0b/82/670b82922adf6ce2b00280b53cee734a.jpg)
In 1958, 5-foot-7 MIT fraternity pledge Oliver Smoot was used to measure the length of the Harvard Bridge. The marks are still pa… | Lambda chi, Measurements, Smoot
![Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 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) on 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)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 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
![Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://news.mit.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article__download/public/download/200809/d200908311113385943.jpg?itok=ZholioDC)
Smoot reflects on his measurement feat as 50th anniversary nears | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
![TIL Oliver R. Smoot was 5'7” in 1958 when his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, used him to measure the Harvard Bridge. The bridge is 364.4 Smoots long +/- 1 ear. : r/todayilearned TIL Oliver R. Smoot was 5'7” in 1958 when his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, used him to measure the Harvard Bridge. The bridge is 364.4 Smoots long +/- 1 ear. : r/todayilearned](https://preview.redd.it/542b94ej4zm51.jpg?auto=webp&s=308e57a2fc3d58968ff6fecc8cfcff3c3f1d23c9)
TIL Oliver R. Smoot was 5'7” in 1958 when his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, used him to measure the Harvard Bridge. The bridge is 364.4 Smoots long +/- 1 ear. : r/todayilearned
![National Institute of Standards and Technology on Twitter: "This @MIT_alumni #FunFactFriday really went the extra smoot https://t.co/JuEPy37y4V" / Twitter National Institute of Standards and Technology on Twitter: "This @MIT_alumni #FunFactFriday really went the extra smoot https://t.co/JuEPy37y4V" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYaaFgJU0AAkzJF.jpg)