Sploofus scores for January...

[peacock2121]

top 1500?!

Bye bye!

[TheCalvinator24]

Just out of curiosity, anybody know what the minimum and maximum speed bonuses are?

I answered a very easy question today in 3.something seconds and ended up with a score of 1596. Is the minimum score 1,000, maximum 1,600?

Once, I got one in either under a second or just over and scored about 1800.

My guess is that the theoretical highest score is 2000, but that would require getting the answer in 0.0 seconds.

If you get it right, the least you will get is 1000, but if you don't get timed out, I believe you will get a t least a few "time bonus" points.

I have never answered a question in under 5 seconds because there is always at least a 3 second delay between me clicking the answer button and the clock stopping....

Not that it helps when you miss half of the questions like I have this month.....

lb13

YMMV, but I'm pretty sure the "clock" stops as soon as you hit the button to send your answer. For me, the delay occurs between hitting "Show me the Question" and the question actually appearing.

My basis for this claim about the clock stopping is that I have had occasions when I hit the button to send my answer and it sat there for a good 10 seconds before processing. My time on these occasions was well under the amount of time I sat there waiting.

[NellyLunatic1980]

I see that NE1410S nailed another WTHAI this afternoon... congratulations!

[littlebeast13]

Once, I got one in either under a second or just over and scored about 1800.

My guess is that the theoretical highest score is 2000, but that would require getting the answer in 0.0 seconds.

If you get it right, the least you will get is 1000, but if you don't get timed out, I believe you will get a t least a few "time bonus" points.

I have never answered a question in under 5 seconds because there is always at least a 3 second delay between me clicking the answer button and the clock stopping....

Not that it helps when you miss half of the questions like I have this month.....

lb13

YMMV, but I'm pretty sure the "clock" stops as soon as you hit the button to send your answer. For me, the delay occurs between hitting "Show me the Question" and the question actually appearing.

My basis for this claim about the clock stopping is that I have had occasions when I hit the button to send my answer and it sat there for a good 10 seconds before processing. My time on these occasions was well under the amount of time I sat there waiting.

That could be too. I just know that even on teh instances where it takes me only a couple seconds to submit the answer like this morning, I still get times of 5 seconds or longer.....

lb13

[WheresFanny]

I have never answered a question in under 5 seconds because there is always at least a 3 second delay between me clicking the answer button and the clock stopping....

Not that it helps when you miss half of the questions like I have this month.....

lb13

YMMV, but I'm pretty sure the "clock" stops as soon as you hit the button to send your answer. For me, the delay occurs between hitting "Show me the Question" and the question actually appearing.

My basis for this claim about the clock stopping is that I have had occasions when I hit the button to send my answer and it sat there for a good 10 seconds before processing. My time on these occasions was well under the amount of time I sat there waiting.

That could be too. I just know that even on teh instances where it takes me only a couple seconds to submit the answer like this morning, I still get times of 5 seconds or longer.....

lb13

I don't know that there's a rhyme nor reason to it. I know it didn't take me 6 seconds to answer what was the City of Brotherly Love, but I felt that I hesitated on another question and it gave me a time of under 3 seconds.

I do know that I have consistently poorer times on one of my computers and they both share the same internet connection.

[ne1410s]

nelly:

I see that NE1410S nailed another WTHAI this afternoon... congratulations!

Thanks! Ain't it funny how a name just pops into the front of one's head?

[SportsFan68]

Just out of curiosity, anybody know what the minimum and maximum speed bonuses are?

I answered a very easy question today in 3.something seconds and ended up with a score of 1596. Is the minimum score 1,000, maximum 1,600?

Once, I got one in either under a second or just over and scored about 1800.

My guess is that the theoretical highest score is 2000, but that would require getting the answer in 0.0 seconds.

If you get it right, the least you will get is 1000, but if you don't get timed out, I believe you will get a t least a few "time bonus" points.

Well done!

Thanks for the info, Cal.

[OCDer]

15th @ 9:15a.m. est (early today)

21425 Weyoun
20455 Gobobbygo
19912 raffertybarnes
18946 Killertomato
18042 Frogman042
17857 Plasticene
16644 Nellunatic1980
16534 Foosesb
16511 Andrewjackson
16505 Juliannars
16344 Ritterskoop
15972 Vadame
15502 Ulysses5019
15411 Trevormcphee
15173 Tmitsss
15157 Njwizard
14841 Silvercamaro
14825 Estonut
14744 Jbillygirl
14551 Eyegor
14520 Bumpa
14293 Megaaddict
14162 Mrkelley23
13887 Panicindetroit
13836 Momobil
13733 Clem21
13728 Sportsfan
13435 Christie1111
13426 Ne1410s
13397 Ggossage
13268 Kroxquo
13143 Barbotte
13121 5littleducks
12998 Rexer25
12972 Gsabc
12641 Thecalvinator
12326 Nitrah55
12262 1000aire
12005 Mikehardware
11934 Winegreg
11859 Gibson1910
11684 Imace
11632 Dunadan
11622 Loudmouthlee

[littlebeast13]

I broke the 5 second barrier this morning!!!! 4.23!!!!!!

Thank you ES for providing that extra pedal power on my modem.....

lb13

[gsabc]

Got home too late and too brain-dead last night to play. Still trying to make up for my horrible start this month.

[christie1111]

WAGged a weird vocab one today.

12 sec but it was a reading test!

[NellyLunatic1980]

I'm a little pissed right now that I knew the Sunsphere in Knoxville, TN, from just one tile but got beaten out by a few seconds.

[OCDer]

16th @ noon est

21425 Weyoun
21302 raffertybarnes
20455 Gobobbygo
20255 Killertomato
19057 Plasticene
18042 Frogman042
17801 Ritterskoop
17765 Foosesb
17687 Andrewjackson
17405 Jbillygirl
16875 Trevormcphee
16648 Ulysses5019
16644 Nellunatic1980
16505 Juliannars
16086 Silvercamaro
15984 Estonut
15972 Vadame
15865 Christie1111
15815 Gsabc
15698 Eyegor
15584 Megaaddict
15270 Panicindetroit
15173 Tmitsss
15157 Njwizard
15131 Clem21
15114 Sportsfan
14676 Barbotte
14656 Ne1410s
14520 Bumpa
14272 Rexer25
14162 Mrkelley23
13836 Momobil
13641 Nitrah55
13480 1000aire
13397 Ggossage
13358 Mikehardware
13268 Kroxquo
13123 Winegreg
13121 5littleducks
12925 Earendel100
12674 Backintex
12641 Thecalvinator
12457 Peter5858

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

I Sploofused twice in one day.

[ne1410s]

I missed a question this am about "Goodnight Moon"!!!!!!

Oh, the humiliation...

[gsabc]

I missed a question this am about "Goodnight Moon"!!!!!!

Oh, the humiliation...

Must be popular. I had one of those two days ago. I got it right, though.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I got screwed by Thomas Edison

[silvercamaro]

I got screwed by Thomas Edison

You are a light bulb?

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I got screwed by Thomas Edison

You are a light bulb?

a dim one

[kayrharris]

I actually answered in 4.24 seconds today. I hardly ever have anything close to that, as is evident
by my missing name.

[TheCalvinator24]

I forgot to answer my this a.m.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

You don't get any points for it, but I get a kick out of correcting quizzes. This came up today on a quiz

What was the American astronaut Alan B. Shepherd's achievement?
THE CORRECT ANSWER WAS: First to orbit the earth

Oops. Gagarin was the first to orbit, Shepard was first American in space in Mercury capsule, Glenn first American in orbit.

[OCDer]

20th @ whenever I compiled this stuff

26521 Weyoun
25556 Killertomato
25421 raffertybarnes
24669 Juliannars
24645 Gobobbygo
23944 Njwizard
23069 Foosesb
22512 Ritterskoop
22273 Mrkelley23
22242 Plasticene
22036 Ggossage
21452 Jbillygirl
21416 Andrewjackson
20868 Vadame
20820 Frogman042
20683 Bumpa
20656 Christie1111
20387 Nellunatic1980
20341 Ulysses5019
20182 Sportsfan
19889 Silvercamaro
19870 Gsabc
19482 Trevormcphee
19375 Megaaddict
19300 Kroxquo
18857 Ne1410s
18666 Panicindetroit
18663 Mikehardware
18449 Estonut
18042 Rexer25
17882 Nitrah55
17203 Earendel100
17196 Loudmouthlee
17195 1000aire
16802 Clem21
16610 Tmitsss
16433 Jarnon
16283 Momobil
15895 Barbotte
15868 Theconfessor
15698 Eyegor
15676 5littleducks
15455 Dunadan

[peacock2121]

sploofus gets stoopider every day.

[NellyLunatic1980]

sploofus gets stoopider every day.

That must explain why I look so smart lately.