Smack the Penguin: Test Your Skills & Have Fun!

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the online game "Smack the Penguin," where participants share their experiences, scores, and strategies for achieving higher distances in the game. The conversation includes playful banter, comparisons of scores, and humorous exchanges about the game's mechanics and the participants' gaming habits.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants report their highest scores, with claims ranging from 300 to over 323.5.
  • Several participants discuss strategies for maximizing distance, including timing of clicks and trajectory management.
  • There are humorous exchanges about the nature of the game and its euphemisms, with some questioning if "smacking the penguin" has a deeper meaning.
  • Participants share experiences of face plants and amusing outcomes from their attempts, such as landing positions of the penguin.
  • Some participants express frustration with web filters preventing them from playing the game.
  • There is a playful competition over who has the highest score, with some participants demanding proof of scores through screenshots.
  • One participant mentions a more violent version of the game, leading to further discussion about gameplay experiences.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the enjoyment of the game and share a competitive spirit regarding scores. However, there are multiple competing claims about the highest scores achieved, and no consensus is reached on the best strategies for playing.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific score ranges that lead to certain outcomes, such as face plants, but these observations are not universally accepted or verified. The discussion includes playful banter that may not reflect serious gaming strategies.

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Readers interested in casual gaming, competitive score tracking, and humorous online interactions may find this discussion engaging.

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This is what I really do all day at work.

http://www.spleck.net/smack_the_penguin/

THE ANNUAL SMACK THE PENGUIN GAME IS HERE!


1. Click once on the snowman and the penguin will leap from the cliff.
2. Click on the snowman again to hit the penguin as he descends from the
cliff.
3. What's your distance? Good Luck!

actually you can click anywhere.
 
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Evo said:
This is what I really do all day at work.
wow. I never realized that you and I have the same job, Evo.
 
307.6 and I know some hit it all the way into 800's
 
307.6.
I love this game.
 
Math Is Hard said:
wow. I never realized that you and I have the same job, Evo.
That's why we get paid the big bucks. :biggrin:

I got 300 on my first hit. Of course I missed the first 4 times. :rolleyes:

800? :bugeye:
 
So is smacking the penquin some kind of naughty euphemism I should know about? Hey didn't you PF women dress in penquin attire for a time? :rolleyes:
 
My best was 310.5, but I really prefer the <100yd. worm-burners from an artistic standpoint. I'm particularly delighted by the way the flag lands when I've had good hang time. :devil:
 
Oh piss socks, is it really this time of year again already?
 
Artman said:
Hey didn't you PF women dress in penquin attire for a time? :rolleyes:
Shhhhh, that was *our* little secret. :redface:
 
  • #10
320.5!

I've discovered that if you hit early, you get a higher trajectory, once the trajectory goes past a certain point, you always land at 200 ft, give or take, and get stuck face first. So the trick is to find the crossover point between getting stuck and bouncing forward, that way you bounce at 200 ft and slide for a ways. This should maximize the distance. My geekiness is showing again isn't it?
 
  • #11
319.3, its kinda funny when you hit it right though, and it the penguin doesn't bounce and lands head first with his feet in the air.
 
  • #12
franznietzsche said:
320.5!
I've discovered that if you hit early, you get a higher trajectory, once the trajectory goes past a certain point, you always land at 200 ft, give or take, and get stuck face first. So the trick is to find the crossover point between getting stuck and bouncing forward, that way you bounce at 200 ft and slide for a ways. This should maximize the distance. My geekiness is showing again isn't it?

uh yeah... that's what i did too, or something... 323.5, i win!
 
  • #13
317.2 last time, but I'm not conceding.
 
  • #14
its too late, didn't you see my last post. i win! concede! concede!
 
  • #15
Gale said:
uh yeah... that's what i did too, or something... 323.5, i win!


I want to see a screen shot of that

My best is 321.1. Can't seem to get much past 320.
 
  • #16
Never! :-p
 
  • #17
Gale said:
its too late, didn't you see my last post. i win! concede! concede!
Hell no we won't go!
 
  • #18
if you had asked, i'd've given you a screenshot, but its a bit late now... I've gotten over 320 only twice since. i guess I'm just god or something, its ok.
 
  • #19
Gale said:
if you had asked, i'd've given you a screenshot, but its a bit late now... I've gotten over 320 only twice since. i guess I'm just god or something, its ok.


Oh I keep getting over 320, if 320.5 and 321.1 counts as over 320, then I'm quite good at getting over 320. just not very far over it.
 
  • #20
My roommate has the same all time score as Gale, apparently he's played this before, he has a screenshot of a 323.5
 
  • #21
franznietzsche said:
Oh I keep getting over 320, if 320.5 and 321.1 counts as over 320, then I'm quite good at getting over 320. just not very far over it.

its ok love, not everyone can be a winner. its just not your destiny to be the best. no worries though, you're still special to someone. see, if it weren't for losers like you, it wouldn't be so awesome to be a winner like me!
 
  • #22
Ha! I got a 323.5! Here is my screenshot. You can check the date in the shot, yes this is mine not my roomate's.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6451/screenshot37fk.png
 
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  • #23
Gale said:
its ok love, not everyone can be a winner. its just not your destiny to be the best. no worries though, you're still special to someone. see, if it weren't for losers like you, it wouldn't be so awesome to be a winner like me!


Sorry, but since I've got proof, I tihnk I just licked your sorry behind.
 
  • #24
I play the much more *very* violent version of this game:

http://fastgames.com/kittencannon.html
 
  • #25
franznietzsche said:
Sorry, but since I've got proof, I tihnk I just licked your sorry behind.
I guess that will teach you, Gale! :-p:smile:
 
  • #26
Math Is Hard said:
I guess that will teach you, Gale! :-p:smile:

Darn tootin'.

I am the king of smacking my penguin.
 
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  • #27
psshaw! you're just a follow franz. you thought i was so cool with my 323.5 that you just wanted to be just like me. imitation is the highest form of flattery.
 
  • #28
Gale said:
psshaw! you're just a follow franz. you thought i was so cool with my 323.5 that you just wanted to be just like me. imitation is the highest form of flattery.


No, that's immolation. Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery. Do you still want me to flatter you?
 
  • #29
Better do it Viking style if you do.

And I can't play either of the games because of this damned web filter.
 
  • #30
Some day I'm going to file a lawsuit against you jerks...

There is an absolute maximum you can get in this game if anyone wants to know :P
 

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