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The smoot /ˈsmuːt/ is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank.
The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.