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<li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/go-fast-with-high-contrast-metric-only-tape-measures>Go Fast With High Contrast Metric Only Tape Measures</a></li> | ||
<li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/metric-poetry>Metric Poetry</a></li> | ||
<li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/metrication-is-the-path-of-least-resistance>Metrication is the Path of Least Resistance</a></li> | ||
<li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/rules>Rules</a></li> |
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{% assign articleTitle = 'Rules' %} | ||
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{% assign heroCaption = 'USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)' %} | ||
{% render 'src/templates/doc-begin.html', articleTitle: articleTitle, heroImage: heroImage, heroCaption: heroCaption %} | ||
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<h2>{{articleTitle}}</h2> | ||
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<img src={{heroImage}} data-author=jeffrey-g-katz-on-navy.mil data-license=public-domain alt=supercarrier> | ||
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<h2>Don't be whiny</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
We advocate for metrication. | ||
Do not complain about obstacles and slow progress unless you also have ideas for | ||
solutions. | ||
Note that criticism and insults directed towards imperial units are just fine. | ||
</p> | ||
</section> | ||
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<h2>America, Fuck Yeah</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
We do not tolerate whining about Americans being too this or that to understand | ||
metric. | ||
Ain't nobody got time to listen to tankies, bootlickers, and jihadists cry about the | ||
U.S. | ||
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By the way, NASA used metric for the Apollo flight calculations, so America is the only | ||
country on earth to use metric to land a human on the moon. | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
America, Fuck Yeah! 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸 | ||
</p> | ||
</section> | ||
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<h2>Do not debate spelling or pronunciation</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
In America we spell and pronounce some metric words, like kilometer, differently than in | ||
other countries. | ||
That's fine — variety is the spice of life. | ||
Do not debate spelling and pronunciation. | ||
Being pedantic and annoying makes all metric advocates seem like dweeby jerks. | ||
</p> | ||
</section> | ||
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<h2>No unit conversion tips</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
Doing unit conversions is like driving a rusted out Yugo or Trabant. | ||
Sure, you can do it, but why? | ||
Unit conversions hamper intuitive understanding of measurements and harm numeracy. | ||
Unit conversions are a distracting waste of time. | ||
</p> | ||
</section> | ||
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<h2>Don't be pedantic</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
Following SI (International System of Units) rules correctly is important in professional | ||
domains such as scholarly publishing, engineering specifications, government regulations, | ||
and business contracts. | ||
However, SI rules are not helpful when casually communicating about things like your | ||
height and weight. | ||
</p> | ||
<p> | ||
We support metrication, and adherence to the finer details of SI rules is a separate | ||
discussion from metrication. | ||
</p> | ||
</section> | ||
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<h2>Don't lie about elephants being imperial units</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
<figure> | ||
<img src=asian-elephant.jpg data-author=basile-morin-on-wikimedia data-license=cc-by-sa alt=elephant> | ||
</figure> | ||
<p> | ||
A frame of reference, such as an elephant or a school bus, spices up | ||
storytelling. | ||
Authors incorporate frames of reference to create interesting visualizations, and | ||
communication would be more dull without them. | ||
The size of elephant is neither imperial nor metric, so don't say that a frame of | ||
reference is a way to avoid metric. | ||
</p> | ||
</section> | ||
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<h2>Metric clock gibberish is prohibited</h2> | ||
<p> | ||
Metric clocks are a goofy idea that have nothing to do with metrication. | ||
A tenth of a day is a useless time interval, so the whole idea of a metric clock can | ||
never catch on. | ||
The second is a base SI unit, and other units of time, like the hour, are just | ||
convenient derivations of the second. | ||
</p> | ||
<figure>⚖️ ⚖️ ⚖️</figure> | ||
</section> | ||
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