Eiffel Tower Units

README.md

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ https://think-metric.org/logo.html
 ## Practical Ways to Go Metric
 
 We promote metric units for casual everyday use in America.
-Our goal is to speed up metrication to boost America's economic competitiveness and champion good jobs.
+Our goal is to speed up metrication to boost America's economic competitiveness and generate more good manufacturing jobs.
 
-This project and the content published is free to reuse under a permissive Creative Commons license.
+This project and the content we publish are free to reuse under a permissive Creative Commons license.
 
 ## Contributor Notes
 ```shell

src/templates/generated/articles.html

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/create-product-reviews-showing-metric-references>Create Product Reviews Showing Metric References</a></li>
 <li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/digital-world-is-not-made-for-imperial-fractions>The Digital World is Not Made for Imperial Fractions</a></li>
+<li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/eiffel-tower-units>Eiffel Tower Units</a></li>
 <li><a href={{webRoot}}/article/fractions-are-a-royal-pain-in-imperial>Fractions are a Royal Pain in Imperial</a></li>
 <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/how-to-switch-your-mobile-device-to-metric>How to Switch Your Mobile Device to Metric</a></li>

src/website/article/digital-world-is-not-made-for-imperial-fractions/index.html

@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ <h2>Stop the Insanity</h2>
          Many of these problems could be mitigated if software developers were given infinite time
          to build perfect websites, but the reality is that dealing with fractions will never be a
          business priority.&nbsp;
-         <b>Imperial fractions are a waste of money, and business operates on money.&nbsp;
-         FULL&nbsp;STOP.</b>
+         <b>Imperial fractions are a waste of money, and business operates on money.</b>&nbsp;
+         That will never change.&nbsp;
+         FULL&nbsp;STOP.&nbsp;
       </p>
    </section>
 

src/website/article/eiffel-tower-units/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{% assign articleTitle = 'Eiffel Tower Units' %}
+{% assign heroImage =    'asian-elephant.jpg' %}
+{% assign heroCaption =  'An elephant is neither imperial nor metric' %}
+{% render 'src/templates/doc-begin.html', articleTitle: articleTitle, heroImage: heroImage, heroCaption: heroCaption %}
+
+<main>
+
+   <section>
+      <h2>{{articleTitle}}</h2>
+      <sup>Updated <time datetime={{file.timestamp}}>{{file.modified}}</time></sup>
+      <p>
+         A frame of reference, such as the weight of an elephant or the length of a school bus,
+         spices up storytelling.&nbsp;
+         Authors incorporate frame of references to create interesting visualizations, and
+         communication would be more bland without such tangible comparisons.&nbsp;
+      </p>
+      <figure>
+         <img src={{heroImage}} alt=almonds data-author=dem-pilafian data-license=cc0>
+         <figcaption>{{heroCaption}}</figcaption>
+      </figure>
+   </section>
+
+   <section id=eiffel-tower>
+      <h2>Eiffel Tower Units are OK</h2>
+      <p>
+         When American news media company CNN reported on traveling over the Millau Viaduct, the
+         reporter used the height of the Eiffel Tower as a reference.&nbsp;
+         The fallback units were meters not feet, with the Eiffel Tower listed as 330 m.&nbsp;
+         If CNN had been trying to avoid metric, the Eiffel Tower would have been listed as 1,083
+         feet.&nbsp;
+      </p>
+      <figure class=simple-rounded>
+         <img src=eiffel-tower-units-cnn-2024-08-20.jpg alt=eiffel-tower
+            data-author=cnn data-license=fair-use>
+         <figcaption>Eiffel Tower Units</figcaption>
+      </figure>
+      <p>
+         The take away for metrication advocates is that a frame of reference, such as the height
+         of the Eiffel Tower, is not an attempt to avoid metric.&nbsp;
+         On the contrary, showing the Eiffel Tower along with the metric measurement of 330 m
+         helps create a memorable visualization and foster an intuitive sense of meters.&nbsp;
+      </p>
+      <figure>🐘 🐘 🐘</figure>
+   </section>
+
+</main>
+
+{% render 'src/templates/doc-end.html' %}

src/website/article/rules/index.html

@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ <h2>Don't Lie About Elephants Being Imperial Units</h2>
             data-author=basile-morin-on-wikimedia data-license=cc-by-sa>
       </figure>
       <p>
-         A frame of reference, such as an elephant or a school bus, spices up
-         storytelling.&nbsp;
+         A frame of reference, such as the weight of an elephant or the length of a school bus,
+         spices up storytelling.&nbsp;
          Authors incorporate frames of reference to create interesting visualizations, and
-         communication would be more dull without such tangible comparisons.&nbsp;
+         communication would be more bland without such tangible comparisons.&nbsp;
          An elephant is neither imperial nor metric, so do not claim that a frame of reference is a
          way to avoid metric.&nbsp;
       </p>

src/website/css/figures.less

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ section {
             .MobileMode({ height: 70px; });
             }
          }
+      &.simple-rounded {
+         img {
+            border: 2px solid silver;
+            border-radius: 14px;
+            }
+         }
       &.window-shadow {
          figcaption {
             margin-top: -40px;

src/website/index.html

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <h2>Practical Ways to Go Metric</h2>
          metric.&nbsp;
          We support the metric system because it's practical and efficient while imperial
          units are inefficient and hinder American economic competitiveness.&nbsp;
-         Support metrication for more high paying American jobs.&nbsp;
+         Support metrication for more high-paying American jobs.&nbsp;
       </p>
       <p>
          The ship sailed many years ago for the U.S. to metricate quickly from the top down the
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ <h2>About the Project</h2>
       </p>
       <p>
          We promote metric units for casual everyday use in America.&nbsp;
-         Our goal is to speed up metrication in order to boost America's economic competitiveness
-         and generate more good manufacturing jobs.&nbsp;
+         Our goal is to speed up metrication to boost America's economic competitiveness and
+         generate more good manufacturing jobs.&nbsp;
       </p>
       <p>
          Everyone interested in advocating for metrication is welcome to participate in the