The Fitness Tracker That Added Extra Steps

Kendra and Dominic wore matching fitness trackers on their wrists. Every week, the app showed each person's step count. They had a small, friendly bet about it.

Kendra dan Dominic memakai pelacak kebugaran yang sama di pergelangan tangan mereka. Setiap minggu, aplikasinya menampilkan jumlah langkah masing-masing. Mereka punya taruhan kecil yang menyenangkan soal itu.

On Monday, Kendra checked her number and laughed out loud. "Twenty-two thousand steps? I didn't walk that far!"

Pada hari Senin, Kendra memeriksa angkanya dan tertawa terbahak-bahak. "Dua puluh dua ribu langkah? Aku tidak berjalan sejauh itu!"

"Maybe you did," Dominic said. "You took the dog out twice."

"Mungkin saja iya," kata Dominic. "Kamu mengajak anjing keluar dua kali."

"Not twenty-two thousand steps," Kendra said. "Something is wrong with this thing."

"Bukan dua puluh dua ribu langkah," kata Kendra. "Ada yang salah dengan benda ini."

At school, Dominic checked his own number too. His steps were very high, and that was not normal for him. They both looked confused and sat down to talk about it.

Di sekolah, Dominic juga memeriksa angkanya sendiri. Jumlah langkahnya sangat tinggi, dan itu tidak biasa baginya. Mereka berdua tampak bingung dan duduk untuk membicarakannya.

"What did you do yesterday?" Dominic asked.

"Kemarin kamu ngapain saja?" tanya Dominic.

Kendra thought about her whole day. "I washed dishes. I folded laundry. I practiced piano for an hour."

Kendra memikirkan seluruh harinya. "Aku mencuci piring. Aku melipat cucian. Aku berlatih piano selama satu jam."

"That's it," Dominic said. "The tracker counts hand movements as steps sometimes. Piano and dishes probably confuse it."

"Itu dia," kata Dominic. "Pelacaknya kadang menghitung gerakan tangan sebagai langkah. Piano dan mencuci piring mungkin membuatnya bingung."

Kendra opened the app and found a page about accuracy. It explained that fast movements can look like walking steps. The sensor gets confused easily.

Kendra membuka aplikasinya dan menemukan halaman tentang akurasi. Halaman itu menjelaskan bahwa gerakan cepat bisa tampak seperti langkah kaki. Sensornya mudah bingung.

"So my piano practice basically walked me across town," Kendra said, smiling.

"Jadi latihan pianoku pada dasarnya membuatku berjalan keliling kota," kata Kendra sambil tersenyum.

They decided to fix the bet. From now on, they agreed to compare real walks and runs. House chores did not count.

Mereka memutuskan untuk memperbaiki taruhan itu. Mulai sekarang, mereka sepakat membandingkan jalan kaki dan lari yang sebenarnya. Pekerjaan rumah tidak dihitung.

The next morning, they walked to school together. They checked their trackers side by side, and the numbers finally matched.

Keesokan paginya, mereka berjalan ke sekolah bersama-sama. Mereka memeriksa pelacak masing-masing berdampingan, dan akhirnya angkanya cocok.

"Fair bet," Dominic said, holding out his hand.

"Taruhan yang adil," kata Dominic sambil mengulurkan tangannya.

Kendra shook it. "Fair bet," she agreed, and they walked through the school gates.

Kendra menjabatnya. "Taruhan yang adil," ia setuju, lalu mereka berjalan melewati gerbang sekolah.