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@ -46,21 +46,34 @@ inline constexpr struct smoot : named_unit<"smoot", mag<67> * usc::inch> {} smoo
int main()
{
constexpr quantity dist = 364.4 * smoot;
std::cout << "Harward Bridge length = " << dist << "(" << dist.in(usc::foot) << ", " << dist.in(si::metre) << ") +- an ear :-)\n";
std::cout << "Harvard Bridge length = " << dist << "(" << dist.in(usc::foot) << ", " << dist.in(si::metre) << ") ± 1 εar\n";
}
```
Output:
```txt
Harward Bridge length = 364.4 smoot(2034.57 ft, 620.136 m) +- an ear :-)
Harvard Bridge length = 364.4 smoot(2034.57 ft, 620.136 m) ± 1 εar
```
!!! example "[Try it on Compiler Explorer](https://godbolt.org/z/T6Tx93Ysc)"
??? question "What is `smoot`?"
More on the `smoot` unit can be found at <https://units.fandom.com/wiki/Smoot>.
The smoot (/ˈsmuːt/) is a nonstandard unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank.
It is named after Oliver R. Smoot, a fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi Alpha, who in October 1958
lay on the Harvard Bridge (between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts), and was used by his
fraternity brothers to measure the length of the bridge.
One smoot is equal to Oliver Smoot's height at the time of the prank (five feet and seven inches).
The bridge's length was measured to be 364.4 smoots plus or minus one ear, with the "plus or minus"
intended to express uncertainty of measurement.
Oliver Smoot graduated from MIT with the class of 1962, became a lawyer, and later became
chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and president of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO).
More on the smoot unit of length can be found at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot>.
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