Re: [tuxracer-main] penguins slide on thier bellies

[Jasmin P. <jf...@mu...>]

On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Oliver Batchelor wrote:

> penguins slide on thier bellies not on their backs - 
> and they use their flippers to speed them along :)

Yup, it's on the TODO list. :-)  Reasons why Tux might want to slide on his
back anyway:
 
 * He's just gorged himself on herring, and sliding on your back is more
   comfortable when your stomach is full

 * Tux is a pretty smart penguin, and he knows that banging into things with
   his feet hurts less than banging into them with his head

 * He's also pretty fat for a penguin, and just ends up rolling over when he
   lays on his stomach.

 * (An actual practical reason): It looks better (you can see his beak and
   stomach); his backside is rather uninteresting by comparison...

> just something I noticed - otherwise cool ! :)

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers,
Jasmin