The newest Batman DVD, "Gotham Knight", uses metric in several spots, including displays on the Batman's computer/car, and in conversation.
There is a scene where Batman is talking to a police detective about a sniper who is hunting people in Gotham, and the officer says, "They say he can target from 2000 meters." It says this both in the subtitles & the audio track. I was impressed, completely forgot to mention it on the list. -Mike > At least one Pixar film used metric. Or at least in one of the extras on > the DVD. > > Buried in the special features on the DVD for "The Incredibles" is a page > listing attributes and > characteristics of various superheroes in the "Incredibles" universe, some > mentioned in the film, > others not. What was surprising (for an American production) was that all > measurements in this > section were given in metric. For example, Elastigirl's maximum stretch > distance is given as 30 m > and minimum thickness as 1 mm. Assuming that it's mostly young people who > would be likely to be > exploring the special features of the DVD, I think that this bodes well > for the next generation. > Let's hope it becomes a pattern. I wonder if any other American cartoons > or comic books have made > an effort to use metric? > > It's also worth noting that this area of the DVD was supposed to be a > secret NSA (National Super > Agency) file. So, at least in fiction, US government agencies are > complying with Congress's > directive that they use the metric system as their primary system of > units. :-) > > > > > >
