Smack the Pingu (January 29, 2004)
If you thought Clutch hits was a killer on productivity, wait until you come here. You have been warned. This is as addictive as Tetris.
--posted by TangoTiger at 04:26 PM EDT
Posted 4:54 p.m.,
January 29, 2004
(#1) -
tangotiger
(homepage)
This link contains the original.
Posted 2:02 a.m.,
January 30, 2004
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jto
what's everybody's record?...no lying..that's no fun.... 1224.1 here
Posted 7:04 a.m.,
January 30, 2004
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The Yeti of Swat
I swung and missed and ended up with a negative number (-54.7). I have tried to replicate it, but have been unable to. Anyone else?
Posted 8:13 a.m.,
January 30, 2004
(#4) -
studes
(homepage)
1216 here. A negative number? Did you swing backwards or something?
Tango, is this Canadian baseball?
Posted 9:30 a.m.,
January 30, 2004
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mathteamcoach
Since this is a thread about hitting a penguin, I think its ok for me to digress even further:
I am a high school teacher and I have been asking my students to predict the score of the Super Bowl (we're from Massachusetts, and yes, several students have picked the Panthers). I told them that the person whose guess is the "closest" will get a few bonus points on their upcoming test. I did this without telling them how I'll figure out what "closest" means and knowing that depending on how "closest" is defined, there may be more than one winner. I was hoping it would create some discussion and get them thinking about math that wasn't just about quadrilaterals or conic sections.
People who have time to waste on a Friday, your assignment is this: come up with a technique or definition that would find the "closest" score.
I'll post this in clutch hits, when the Primer Lounge is open.
Oh, by the way, the negative AB in the penguin game was mine. It hapened on the first AB after I opened the application. It was a swing and a miss, and I haven't been able to reproduce it. So, the Mendoza Line = the matheteamcoach line for artic baseball.
Posted 9:40 a.m.,
January 30, 2004
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tangotiger
jto, I got the same score.... I think that might be the max.
I also got a negative number, and it might be if you swing and miss the very first time.
Posted 10:38 a.m.,
January 30, 2004
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Sid Frenchman
Hmph. Best I've done so far is 1213.6
I'm popping out a lot.
Posted 12:56 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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bob mong
1334.1
Posted 2:38 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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J Cross
I'm looking at a 1224.1 too.
Posted 2:42 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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Charles Saeger(e-mail)
1215.3. I suck.
Posted 2:46 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
(#11) -
studes
(homepage)
I'm pretty sure bob is cheating.
Posted 2:57 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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J Cross
Maybe Bob's score is in the old version that tango linked???
Posted 3:01 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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Bill James
I'm pretty sure bob is cheating.
What is the evidence and what does it mean?
Posted 3:05 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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jto
1334 is not possible bob....someone bring in the lie detector...
Posted 5:11 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
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J Cross
Try the old version Tango linked. 1334 is certainly possible in that version.
Posted 5:28 p.m.,
January 30, 2004
(#16) -
studes
(homepage)
told ya.
Posted 1:22 p.m.,
February 5, 2004
(#17) -
kajic(e-mail)
(homepage)
www.smackthepingu.tk