# Kitten Cannon - Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695 "2005-06-24T17:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/41 "2005-06-26T03:13:19Z")
I’ve been playing this game all day and I still bust out laughing every time the kitty hits the spikes or gets et by the venus flytrap. ---
**Author:** ![jhinman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jhinman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jhinman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/42 "2005-06-26T03:59:37Z")
2711 feet is my best ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/43 "2005-06-26T04:49:22Z")
I am SO going to break 2 grand some day… ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/44 "2005-06-26T05:49:38Z")
So what do you find is a good angle for kitten launching? ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/45 "2005-06-26T16:14:23Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > So what do you find is a good angle for kitten launching? I prefer the low 30s. (Although I’m not sure you really want _my_ advice. AFAIK, it’s mostly luck. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/46 "2005-06-26T16:19:05Z")
2,016! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/47 "2005-06-26T18:36:01Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > So what do you find is a good angle for kitten launching? My best was mid twenties, but what boosts score is to hit an aerial bomb immediately, hence the luck factor. ---
**Author:** ![Prancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Prancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prancer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/48 "2005-06-26T19:30:59Z")
I think my high score happened at around 22 degrees. I just happened to catch two dynamites, three balloons & some trampolines with not very much thudding inbetween. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/49 "2005-06-26T20:35:39Z")
I usually keep the cannon set at the default of 28 degrees, try for full blast, and hope for the best. The placement of explosives, missiles, trampolines, and hazards is random, so you never know what lil’ kittyman will do. Personal Best: 928 ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2005, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/50 "2005-06-26T23:48:04Z")
New game! What’s the shortest distance you can get? 13 feet for me. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/51 "2005-06-27T01:42:28Z")
> [@Soul Brother Number Two](#): > > New game! What’s the shortest distance you can get? 13 feet for me. 11 Feet. HA! ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/52 "2005-06-27T05:24:05Z")
Dern. New new game! How far can you get while trying for the shortest distance? 151 feet for me. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/53 "2005-06-27T10:02:22Z")
> [@Soul Brother Number Two](#): > > New game! What’s the shortest distance you can get? 13 feet for me. Same here. I don’t think it’s possible to get less! ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/54 "2005-06-27T11:51:59Z")
> [@AngelicGemma](#): > > Same here. I don’t think it’s possible to get less! I got 11 once doing this. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/55 "2005-06-27T13:34:43Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > 11 Feet. HA! [Me, too!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6083985&postcount=5) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/56 "2005-06-27T20:31:40Z")
11 feet it is! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/57 "2005-06-27T21:12:37Z")
They should have used a **Cat** apult. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695/58 "2005-06-27T22:52:52Z")
Man, this blows Penguin Swing away! I think I’ve topped out at 511, but I saved the game and I’m not planning to go out tonight. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitten-cannon-game/309695.md?page=2)