The 860 kcal bug

jo2sn Family and fun, Softwaretesting, ,
Simon 7yo made the sticks with the space alians. The egg candy is flying saucers
Simon 7yo made the sticks with space aliens.        The egg candy is flying saucers

One day I was typing in my personal measurements into my health tracker. I had to go do the weight and height and then I came back and entered them.  And I started running, burning 800+ kcal‘s every time. First thought, whatever – it’s probably right. But apparently it was awesome for running a few clicks in 20 minutes (said my wife). After some time I returned to the settings for a different reason and found:

Height 70 cm / 2.3 feet
Weight 180 kg / 374.8 lbs

No wonder I had burned some carb’s if I’d been running along with those numbers…. Bug / No bug ?

  • Apparently 70 cm is a valid height – What would be an invalid interval? – What would be invalid input?
  • Apparently 180 is a valid weight – What would be an invalid interval? – What would be invalid input?
  • How many angry users will you get for hinting that their body details are invalid?
  • Does it matter? – It didn’t matter to me (or I would have spotted it sooner, I guess)

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