Convert Minutes to Shakes
Convert Minutes (min) to Shakes (sh) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
sh = min × 6000000000
About Minutes
A minute (min) = exactly 60 s, inherited from Babylonian sexagesimal astronomy. Medieval astronomers named the sixtieth part of a degree 'pars minuta prima' (hence minute); its sixtieth 'pars minuta secunda' (hence second). Running performance is expressed in min/km or min/mile; music tempo in BPM (beats per minute, ~40-220); angles in degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS). 1 min = 60 s = 1/60 h.
About Shakes
A shake = exactly 10 ns (10⁻⁸ s) - the informal unit for fission prompt-neutron generation time, coined at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project (1943-1945). A prompt-neutron generation in a supercritical core takes ~1-10 shakes; a full explosive chain reaction unfolds over ~50-100 shakes. The name alludes to 'two shakes of a lamb's tail'. Still used in reactor physics and weapons-design calculations. 1 shake = 10 ns.
Quick Reference Table
| Minutes (min) | Shakes (sh) |
|---|---|
| 1 min | 6 × 109 sh |
| 2 min | 1.2 × 1010 sh |
| 5 min | 3 × 1010 sh |
| 10 min | 6 × 1010 sh |
| 25 min | 1.5 × 1011 sh |
| 50 min | 3 × 1011 sh |
| 100 min | 6 × 1011 sh |