{"id":131053,"date":"2016-07-11T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T20:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/11\/the-insidious-fiendish-plot-behind-pokmon-go.html"},"modified":"2016-07-11T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T20:12:32","slug":"the-insidious-fiendish-plot-behind-pokmon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/11\/the-insidious-fiendish-plot-behind-pokmon-go.html","title":{"rendered":"The insidious, fiendish plot behind Pok&eacute;mon Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This thought had actually crossed my mind today &#8212; it&#39;s a way to give a lot of kids (hell, adults) a &quot;feel&quot; for kilometers. Which is a good thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/pokemon-go-is-secretly-teaching-americans-the-metric-sy-1783459191?rev=1468262800201&#038;utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&#038;utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&#038;utm_medium=socialflow'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PXECYIbXIHyt8rgHnWQLgMQvn5b6rd8lizkU6Sw0TlZUmEyUUzQf83JGI5tGeTEPowr0pExx8jBI_SCjEDDe7s0FPodLpMxIf_rkbDWJ5fY2eozCYiVpwDP2HTTCAe7PTuHJLD7AGPOY9CpUthX-CcyveGxCnUWyg8e1GXlQcCxh9O_euFAnQrj4=w506-h910' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/pokemon-go-is-secretly-teaching-americans-the-metric-sy-1783459191?rev=1468262800201&#038;utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&#038;utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&#038;utm_medium=socialflow'>Pok&eacute;mon Go Is Secretly Teaching Americans the Metric System<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nHow many kilometers are in a mile?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveHill47\/posts\/D9go1feFueE'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This thought had actually crossed my mind today &#8212; it&#39;s a way to give a lot of kids (hell, adults) a &quot;feel&quot; for kilometers. Which is a good thing. Pok&eacute;mon Go Is Secretly Teaching Americans the Metric System How many kilometers are in a mile? 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