Spank the Monkey - Test Your Speed & Win!

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The discussion centers around the game "Spank the Monkey," where participants share their personal best speeds, with some claiming records over 800 mph. Various users express frustration with their input devices, noting issues with mouse responsiveness and game performance. Some suggest that connection speed may affect gameplay, while others mention using trackpads with varying success. There is a humorous exchange about the myth that excessive playing could lead to blindness, with participants dismissing it as a myth and joking about potential side effects like hair growth on the palms. The conversation also includes light-hearted banter about the game's nature and the importance of playing safely around others. Overall, the thread combines competitive spirit with humor and camaraderie among players.
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Nice one! You spanked the monkey at 428 miles per hour!
 
yes that is good, I use a little trick that I invented
 
little trick you invented.. haha

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After several attempts I was able to spank that monkey at 57 miles per hour. Despite the comparatively slow speed my tank did not run out of gas before reaching the final destination.
 
BoulderHead said:
After several attempts I was able to spank that monkey at 57 miles per hour. Despite the comparatively slow speed my tank did not run out of gas before reaching the final destination.

I got a few over 100 mph, but my mouse seemed to be off the screen already and the hand hadn't moved. It doesn't seem to respond properly to my mouse. It stalls halfway. Maybe you need a fast connection for it to work right?
 
I've come to the conclusion that my cheap optical mouse is incapable of proper function once it has passed the 190mph mark, as it seems to unexplainedly appear some way behind the line at wheich I started.
 
matthyaouw said:
I've come to the conclusion that my cheap optical mouse is incapable of proper function once it has passed the 190mph mark, as it seems to unexplainedly appear some way behind the line at wheich I started.

Nah, it's the game or connection or something, not the mouse. I have a trackpad, and it's doing the same thing.
 
Actually, my trackpad (at least i think its a trackpad. Do you mean one of those little touch sensitive things you get on laptops? fares better, with my record at about 350. I recall having done better witha regular mouse last time i played this. Perhaps I'll have to find one.

My friend told me of her uncles record- 800ish mph, but knocked the keyboard off the table and hit the dog. Spanking the monkey is fun everybody, but play safe when others are present.
 
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Moonbear said:
I got a few over 100 mph, but my mouse seemed to be off the screen already and the hand hadn't moved. It doesn't seem to respond properly to my mouse. It stalls halfway. Maybe you need a fast connection for it to work right?
My Internet connection is a fast one. Methinks my trembly hand is the culprit.
 
  • #11
One of my martial arts buddies got me into this.

Fastest I spanked was around 380 mph.
 
  • #12
Yeah I think I have gotten into the thousands earlier but I only tried a few more times
 
  • #13
You're all going to go blind.
 
  • #14
Ivan Seeking said:
You're all going to go blind.

I heard that was just a myth.
 
  • #15
It is indeed a myth. The worst that can happen is hair will grow on palm of offending hand. :biggrin:
 
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BoulderHead said:
It is indeed a myth. The worst that can happen is hair will grow on palm of offending hand. :biggrin:

I've wondered why that's happening. :wink:
 
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I had an idea; it could be a cure for baldness.
Now, that's using your head !
 
  • #18
BoulderHead said:
I had an idea; it could be a cure for baldness.
Now, that's using your head !

:smile: (and 10 character space-filler)
 
  • #19
Oh, yee scoffers

I have photos to prove it can be done... :approve:

(unfortunately, I'm not in any of them) :cry:
 
  • #20
BoulderHead said:
I had an idea; it could be a cure for baldness.
Now, that's using your head !

I've noticed my hair was getting thicker.
 
  • #21
http://www.reelwavs.com/movies/harry_potter/dwellondreams.wav
 
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