Saturday 14 April 2012

Smoots

Leah and I set off for MIT in the afternoon and we came across the bridge that is measured in something called 'Smoots'...

Mr Smoot was an MIT student who measured the length of the bridge by laying down end to end along it. The measures are now maintained and reprinted each year. The final length is 364.4 smoots and 1 ear...










1 comment:

  1. Hahaha- this is like you measuring for carpet with your feet!

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