Convert Shakes to Minutes
Convert Shakes (sh) to Minutes (min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
min = sh × 1.666666667e-10
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Shakes (sh) | Minutes (min) |
|---|---|
| 1 sh | 1.667 × 10-10 min |
| 2 sh | 3.333 × 10-10 min |
| 5 sh | 8.333 × 10-10 min |
| 10 sh | 1.667 × 10-9 min |
| 25 sh | 4.167 × 10-9 min |
| 50 sh | 8.333 × 10-9 min |
| 100 sh | 1.667 × 10-8 min |