There's a newish game (well actually a workout system) for the nintendo Wii
games console called 'Wii Fit'.
It comes with scales and equipment to do various workouts (they must have
latched onto various headlines showing that using the Wii system is actually
good for your health).
The game costs quite a lot but nevertheless is such a hit in the UK that most
places have ran out of stock.
What caught my eye was the following post (when searching for calibration info
prior to purchasing one myself)
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7005067#post7005067
Post number 5 suggest that although Imperial is the system being used in the
UK, the US version is metric.
I would have put this down to a mistake but I also read on another forum that
this is the case (because the TV ad is in English and clearly shows metric
usage).
Can anyone here confirm this is the case? If it's true then I suggest that
this is something of a breakthrough regarding metric in the US, ie that
something as "fun" as a mass produced game such as this also uses metric rather
than US customary in the USA.
Cheers
SteveH
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