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Because You Didn’t Need To Get Any Work Done Anyway!

by Michael D.|  November 8, 20079:49 am| 51 Comments

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64 metres here. (via Buck)

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51Comments

  1. 1.

    scarshapedstar

    November 8, 2007 at 10:06 am

    77.567

  2. 2.

    chopper

    November 8, 2007 at 10:07 am

    79, bitches

  3. 3.

    Michael D.

    November 8, 2007 at 10:23 am

    I’m up to 90.279

  4. 4.

    zzyzx

    November 8, 2007 at 10:27 am

    114.625.

    There’s a way to almost guarantee an amazing result that I’ll share if you want to know.

  5. 5.

    Tim F.

    November 8, 2007 at 10:28 am

    That effing window is taunting me.

  6. 6.

    les

    November 8, 2007 at 10:33 am

    5.3–huzzah.

  7. 7.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 10:34 am

    68. Start the plane off really low to the ground — that helps.

  8. 8.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 10:34 am

    zzyzx – what’s your secret??

  9. 9.

    Michael D.

    November 8, 2007 at 10:35 am

    zzyzx: Keep it to yourself for a little bit longer! :-)

  10. 10.

    zzyzx

    November 8, 2007 at 10:38 am

    Krista – if I told you, it wouldn’t be a… sorry.

    I’ll give a hint – try thinking outside the box.

  11. 11.

    chopper

    November 8, 2007 at 10:55 am

    There’s a way to almost guarantee an amazing result that I’ll share if you want to know.

    lie?

  12. 12.

    NCProsecutor

    November 8, 2007 at 10:59 am

    109.1!!!

  13. 13.

    Abe Froman

    November 8, 2007 at 11:10 am

    114.148 Meters

    Something tell me that zzxyzx have the same airplane throwing motion secret.

  14. 14.

    Buck

    November 8, 2007 at 11:11 am

    Damn! I still haven’t made it past the playground.

  15. 15.

    Michael D.

    November 8, 2007 at 11:16 am

    Something tells me y’all bitches is lyin!! Clearly, it is impossible to make it past 93.435 metres. ;-)

  16. 16.

    Abe Froman

    November 8, 2007 at 11:18 am

    yikes me englinsh not so good.

    …tells that zzxyzx and myself…..

    It’s getting close to lunch and my mind is wondering.

  17. 17.

    NCProsecutor

    November 8, 2007 at 11:21 am

    114.429!

    Sadly, only world rank 7001.

  18. 18.

    Kit Smith

    November 8, 2007 at 11:22 am

    I’ve found that if your plane does a loop, you’re going to lose a lot of your end distance. My current record is 95.818.

  19. 19.

    chopper

    November 8, 2007 at 11:22 am

    112.4

  20. 20.

    chopper

    November 8, 2007 at 11:22 am

    yeah, there’s a secret. got it figured out now.

  21. 21.

    chopper

    November 8, 2007 at 11:27 am

    114.24. think 114.x iss about as high as it goes.

  22. 22.

    Fe E

    November 8, 2007 at 11:30 am

    57.83, I’ve made it out the window, but clearly I am missing something….

  23. 23.

    Dreggas

    November 8, 2007 at 11:32 am

    sorry but have to share The chinese put ghb in toys now

  24. 24.

    NCProsecutor

    November 8, 2007 at 11:33 am

    There’s another version here that lets you go farther!

  25. 25.

    Buck

    November 8, 2007 at 11:33 am

    114.24. think 114.x iss about as high as it goes.

    What is your global ranking at that distance?

  26. 26.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 11:34 am

    Nope, still can’t go past 70. God damn you all!

  27. 27.

    Fe E

    November 8, 2007 at 11:45 am

    I’ve upped it to 69.21, but still can’t break out. I’m hitting the window more frequently, but lately I’ve been having trouble going past 40 meters or so.

  28. 28.

    Ellison, Ellensburg, Ellers, and Lambchop

    November 8, 2007 at 11:46 am

    114.429!

    Sadly, only world rank 7001.

    Almost every throw of mine above 113m is ranked World #7001. Must be a glitch.

  29. 29.

    Michael D.

    November 8, 2007 at 11:49 am

    Let me ask: Do you have to do a loop before the plane gets outta the house?

  30. 30.

    Ellison, Ellensburg, Ellers, and Lambchop

    November 8, 2007 at 11:50 am

    Almost every throw of mine above 113m is ranked World #7001. Must be a glitch.

    Fixed.

  31. 31.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 11:52 am

    EEEL – first of all, you’re a bastard for doing so well.

    Secondly, it could be that 7000 people got the same distance you did, and so they just rank them at random, instead of having a 7000-way tie for first.

  32. 32.

    chopper

    November 8, 2007 at 12:00 pm

    There’s another version here that lets you go farther!

    143.424

  33. 33.

    Pb

    November 8, 2007 at 12:15 pm

    92.739 here…

    Do you have to do a loop before the plane gets outta the house?

    Is that even possible?

  34. 34.

    Michael D.

    November 8, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    I think it’s time to let us, the great unwashed, in on the secret because I got fucking work to do and it ain’t gettin’ done!

  35. 35.

    zzyzx

    November 8, 2007 at 12:30 pm

    Ok.

    Grab the plane. Move it to the upper left corner and then let the mouse go out of the window.

    Staying outside the window, move the cursor to the right side of the window and then move it back in about 1/3 to halfway up on the right side.

    Simple huh.

  36. 36.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 12:40 pm

    97.552 — getting there.

  37. 37.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    Grab the plane. Move it to the upper left corner and then let the mouse go out of the window.

    Staying outside the window, move the cursor to the right side of the window and then move it back in about 1/3 to halfway up on the right side.

    Now how in the HELL did you think to do that?

  38. 38.

    Tsulagi

    November 8, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    Okay, only 70m so far, but on a laptop! No separate mouse.

    BTW, once you get tired of throwing the plane yet still have more work to avoid, you could try George. Or Hillary. While the latter might be safe for work, not sure about your eyes.

  39. 39.

    Redleg

    November 8, 2007 at 1:07 pm

    101.23 meters after many attempts.

  40. 40.

    Tsulagi

    November 8, 2007 at 1:09 pm

    Oh, and for an even greater waste of time, but with a tincture of comedy, you can see the brain trust at RedState trying to figure out why Balloon Juice is leading the weblog poll.

  41. 41.

    Cinderella Ferret

    November 8, 2007 at 1:10 pm

    I used to like you–before I hated you. The terrorists win! My dog ate my homework. And … you won’t respect us in the morning, will you?

    AAaiiyyeeeee! I’m melting.

  42. 42.

    Tim F.

    November 8, 2007 at 1:17 pm

    144 and change on that Xbox version. If you look at the way they slope the ground at that point, anything over 140 will come down to a game of inches.

  43. 43.

    Tax Analyst

    November 8, 2007 at 1:18 pm

    Dreggas Says:

    sorry but have to share The chinese put ghb in toys now

    Saw that, but it’s only harmful if kids put the little beads in their mouth and some of the coating dissolves. Little kids never put things in their mouth, right?

    Who needs regulation, inspection or oversight? If kids go into a coma after putting one of these toys in their mouth or licking one then their parents won’t be buying them more toys, so the manufacturer’s will take note of the reduction of revenue and be more careful. Problem solved, right?

    I nominate this for the “Free Hand of the Market” award.

  44. 44.

    Tax Analyst

    November 8, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    And OH…I suck at that airplane throw thing. Mine went XX meters. I’m redacting the quantified number in the interest of National Security.

  45. 45.

    ninerdave

    November 8, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    I hate things like this, I’m going to obsess over it for the rest of the day. 37m so far….

    There was an old Mac game in the System 7 days that was like this.

  46. 46.

    Dreggas

    November 8, 2007 at 1:55 pm

    Krista Says:

    Now how in the HELL did you think to do that?

    every one of these little games has a sweet spot, if you start with that knowledge it’s just a matter of finding it. It’s like there is always one spot in a web or desktop based bowling game that will let you get a strike every time, it’s a given and just needs to be found.

    For example go to candystand.com and play the Hockey game, slapshot shootout or something like that, once you play with it for a while you will find that if puck placement and timing and the shot are just right you score every time, and this is repeatable and even predictible.

  47. 47.

    Krista

    November 8, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    It’s like that little game where you have three houses and have to hook up the utilities without crossing the lines — there’s a way around it, but it’s tricky to find.

  48. 48.

    Dreggas

    November 8, 2007 at 2:58 pm

    Ummm this may be nothing, but it’s a bad nothing even if it is nothing

  49. 49.

    stew

    November 8, 2007 at 4:58 pm

    97 Meters….no foolin. The plane ends up in the grass…or a swamp or something.

  50. 50.

    some boca dude

    November 9, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    i want my fifteen minutes back!!

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