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2. From the comments: "According to the Reg Standards Bureau online converter 1 Smoot 0.1846 double decker buses"

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:59 AM

Jul 2025

I'll leave it as an exercise for you to do the double decker bus conversion....

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The Smoot - How an MIT prank became a lasting unit of measurement -- The Register [View all] erronis Jul 2025 OP

How much is a smoot in metric? lastlib Jul 2025 #1

Aw, man, you would do that to me..... lastlib Jul 2025 #3

They did it every year, small variations poppin up year after year Warpy Jul 2025 #4

Well, he certainly found an appropriate career ! nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #5