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Will the Wii Fit balance board work on my thick carpet?
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I'd think it would have to be very thick carpet to really mess with the inputs, though I'm sure they recommend a solid, flat surface (if the videos are any indication). If the balance board is anything like a scale, carpet will absorb some of the force you put on it, but if the board is measuring relative weight distribution across a plane (rather than absolute weight) this absorption probably won't matter. The board has several sensors that measure your center of pressure, and while the board may wiggle a bit under your feet with thick carpet it should impact the balance board's ability to gauge center. I can imagine, however, that it may not work as well if the carpet is so thick that one end of the board actually sinks when you lean on it. But the problem wouldn't be the sensors not working, it would be that you'd be working against unexpected resistance, and the games wouldn't be as fun.
You can probably do a test on your own carpet by taking a metal cookie sheet, turning it upside down so the ridges dig into the carpet, and then do the hula hoop rotation on it. You should be able to see if one side sinks into the carpet and if it adds up to real resistance when you rotate to the other side. No guarantee that this would be meaningful, but it could give you a sense for how absorbent your carpet is.
No doubt we'll be getting more reports from actual users soon.
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Inappropriate?I'd think it would have to be very thick carpet to really mess with the inputs, though I'm sure they recommend a solid, flat surface (if the videos are any indication). If the balance board is anything like a scale, carpet will absorb some of the force you put on it, but if the board is measuring relative weight distribution across a plane (rather than absolute weight) this absorption probably won't matter. The board has several sensors that measure your center of pressure, and while the board may wiggle a bit under your feet with thick carpet it should impact the balance board's ability to gauge center. I can imagine, however, that it may not work as well if the carpet is so thick that one end of the board actually sinks when you lean on it. But the problem wouldn't be the sensors not working, it would be that you'd be working against unexpected resistance, and the games wouldn't be as fun.
You can probably do a test on your own carpet by taking a metal cookie sheet, turning it upside down so the ridges dig into the carpet, and then do the hula hoop rotation on it. You should be able to see if one side sinks into the carpet and if it adds up to real resistance when you rotate to the other side. No guarantee that this would be meaningful, but it could give you a sense for how absorbent your carpet is.
No doubt we'll be getting more reports from actual users soon.
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Inappropriate?The yoga portion of Wii Fit made me wonder about this.
Standing on only one side of the balance board with all that padded carpeting beneath it could be a little strange.
This is so perplexing right now, that I might just try that baking sheet idea, lol!
I’m digging myself deeper, I know.
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Inappropriate?An $8 wood chopping board should do a fine job keeping the Wii Fit stable in any carpet thickness.
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Inappropriate?When you get Wii Fit there should be sensor extensions that make the balance board higher. Put those on, and when you step on it, it will sink to the bottom of the carpet and then it will be fine.
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I thought those were replacements, but I couldn't figure out how they'd replace the feet. Can't get the feet off! -
good to know, yo
