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The smoot turns 50

By adamg on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 8:17am

The Tech reports on tomorrow's anniversary of the Boston area's contribution to the field of weights and measures.

A Salute to Smoot.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:00am.

... President of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). He has also served as chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

I guess you could say that the die was cast that night ...

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By adamg on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:13am.

Oh, and thanks to Google, I now know I am 1.06 smoots tall.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:26am.

Smoot wasn't done growing yet when he was employed as a unit of measure, so even he's taller than a "smoot" now!

When it came to standards, Smoot made a great ruler.

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By adamg on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:35am.

One ruler to rule them all.

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By amusings on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 1:23pm.

eeka's tribute. eek? where you at?

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