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[…] In case you’re looking for a brief diversion November 8, 2007 Filed under: Miscellaneous — jtdarby @ 11:19 pm Or not so brief, depending on how addictive you find this little activity. Via Balloon Juice. […]
scarshapedstar
77.567
chopper
79, bitches
Michael D.
I’m up to 90.279
zzyzx
114.625.
There’s a way to almost guarantee an amazing result that I’ll share if you want to know.
Tim F.
That effing window is taunting me.
les
5.3–huzzah.
Krista
68. Start the plane off really low to the ground — that helps.
Krista
zzyzx – what’s your secret??
Michael D.
zzyzx: Keep it to yourself for a little bit longer! :-)
zzyzx
Krista – if I told you, it wouldn’t be a… sorry.
I’ll give a hint – try thinking outside the box.
chopper
lie?
NCProsecutor
109.1!!!
Abe Froman
114.148 Meters
Something tell me that zzxyzx have the same airplane throwing motion secret.
Buck
Damn! I still haven’t made it past the playground.
Michael D.
Something tells me y’all bitches is lyin!! Clearly, it is impossible to make it past 93.435 metres. ;-)
Abe Froman
yikes me englinsh not so good.
…tells that zzxyzx and myself…..
It’s getting close to lunch and my mind is wondering.
NCProsecutor
114.429!
Sadly, only world rank 7001.
Kit Smith
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.
chopper
112.4
chopper
yeah, there’s a secret. got it figured out now.
chopper
114.24. think 114.x iss about as high as it goes.
Fe E
57.83, I’ve made it out the window, but clearly I am missing something….
Dreggas
sorry but have to share The chinese put ghb in toys now
NCProsecutor
There’s another version here that lets you go farther!
Buck
What is your global ranking at that distance?
Krista
Nope, still can’t go past 70. God damn you all!
Fe E
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.
Ellison, Ellensburg, Ellers, and Lambchop
Almost every throw of mine above 113m is ranked World #7001. Must be a glitch.
Michael D.
Let me ask: Do you have to do a loop before the plane gets outta the house?
Ellison, Ellensburg, Ellers, and Lambchop
Fixed.
Krista
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.
chopper
143.424
Pb
92.739 here…
Is that even possible?
Michael D.
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!
zzyzx
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.
Krista
97.552 — getting there.
Krista
Now how in the HELL did you think to do that?
Tsulagi
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.
Redleg
101.23 meters after many attempts.
Tsulagi
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.
Cinderella Ferret
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.
Tim F.
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.
Tax Analyst
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.
Tax Analyst
And OH…I suck at that airplane throw thing. Mine went
XXmeters. I’m redacting the quantified number in the interest of National Security.ninerdave
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.
Dreggas
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.
Krista
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.
Dreggas
Ummm this may be nothing, but it’s a bad nothing even if it is nothing
stew
97 Meters….no foolin. The plane ends up in the grass…or a swamp or something.
some boca dude
i want my fifteen minutes back!!