View Full Version : Does Pac-Man have a tail???
8bitnes
10-19-2005, 12:19 PM
Ok, I'm a math teacher and we were discussing > and < today and the kids said it they learned that Pac-Man ate the bigger number. Somehow they got on the question of whether Pac-Man has a tail. So, what's the opinion here of the experts? Does Pac-Man have a tail? While we're at it, what living creature does Pac-Man most emulate?
hu6800
10-19-2005, 12:22 PM
Ok, I'm a math teacher and we were discussing > and < today and the kids said it they learned that Pac-Man ate the bigger number. Somehow they got on the question of whether Pac-Man has a tail. So, what's the opinion here of the experts? Does Pac-Man have a tail? While we're at it, what living creature does Pac-Man most emulate?
A shark lol...
Nah he don't have a tail.
Some would say he does have a nose .
He'd better not, or my tattoo is gonna need a touch up lol.
ClassicGameTrader
10-19-2005, 12:28 PM
Ok, I'm a math teacher and we were discussing > and < today and the kids said it they learned that Pac-Man ate the bigger number. Somehow they got on the question of whether Pac-Man has a tail. So, what's the opinion here of the experts? Does Pac-Man have a tail? While we're at it, what living creature does Pac-Man most emulate?
No I don't believe so, but if he did, I think he would be a sperm cell.
Lol, that analogy that greater than/less than symbols are Pac-Man have been around since I was a kid! How was it even possible to teach that stuff before Pac-Man was around? In a way I'm a bit surprised that kids today would even know Pac-Man... do you ever have any that don't?
jajaja
10-19-2005, 12:43 PM
where did they get that pacman have a tail from? He never had a tale.
davepesc
10-19-2005, 12:47 PM
In that one bad box cover (Atari 800?) he's got gangly legs, gym shorts and buck teeth, but no tail!
LOL
Enixis
10-19-2005, 12:49 PM
Lol, that analogy that greater than/less than symbols are Pac-Man have been around since I was a kid! How was it even possible to teach that stuff before Pac-Man was around? In a way I'm a bit surprised that kids today would even know Pac-Man... do you ever have any that don't?
Before Pac-Man, i was told they used alligators to represent those symbols. I think they still do in some children's textbooks.
n8littlefield
10-19-2005, 12:58 PM
Lol, that analogy that greater than/less than symbols are Pac-Man have been around since I was a kid! How was it even possible to teach that stuff before Pac-Man was around? In a way I'm a bit surprised that kids today would even know Pac-Man... do you ever have any that don't?
Before Pac-Man, i was told they used alligators to represent those symbols. I think they still do in some children's textbooks.
That's the analogy I was taught when I was a young'un. I remember the alligator or the shark always wants to eat the most people - which number of people is bigger.
Nowadays, a kid would go home, complain of alligator related nightmares, and I'd lose my teaching certificate!
8bitnes
10-19-2005, 01:02 PM
where did they get that pacman have a tail from? He never had a tale.
I told them it was an alligator (how I learned) and as an attempt to get them to give up on Pac-Man, I asked them what = (equal to) would represent. One student felt it is Pac-Man's tail and he rallied support. I was going to say the one alligator invited a buddy over and they each ate, but I never got there.
Jumpman Jr.
10-19-2005, 01:03 PM
It took me until my University education to realize that the '<' and '>' symbols actually weren't supposed to be pac-mans and were actually showing that since the convergent side is smaller, the number on that side is smaller.
And no, I Pacman doesn't have a tail, and neither does < or >
k8track
10-19-2005, 01:17 PM
I looked in my personal library for the answer to this conundrum. According to the exhaustive compendium The Florę and Faunę of Pac-Land, "young paclings are born with a tadpole-like tail, which shrinks as they approach adulthood, finally shrinking into a vestigal nubbin located at the base of the tailbone just above the anus".
Wow, pretty graphic!
jajaja
10-19-2005, 01:20 PM
where did they get that pacman have a tail from? He never had a tale.
I told them it was an alligator (how I learned) and as an attempt to get them to give up on Pac-Man, I asked them what = (equal to) would represent. One student felt it is Pac-Man's tail and he rallied support. I was going to say the one alligator invited a buddy over and they each ate, but I never got there.
That I dont know about, but I know for sure he doesnt have a tail :)
Flack
10-19-2005, 01:30 PM
We've hashed out the greater than/less than thing before.
greater then, less then= pacman
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64594
As for whether or not Pac-Man has a tail, I have never seen a tail on Pac-Man in any way, shape or form. You can tell them safely that no, he does not have a tail.
rbudrick
10-19-2005, 01:56 PM
http://www.mr-atari.com/afbeeldingen/XLXE%20boxes%20carts/pacman%20silver%20small%20boxed%20sticker.jpg
I see where this rumor started.....he leaves a trail, but certainly does not have a tail.
And knowing is half the battle.
-Rob
rbudrick
10-19-2005, 01:59 PM
http://www.pacult.com/imgs/wall/pacman.gif
Now I'm just confused.
-Rob
rbudrick
10-19-2005, 02:05 PM
Stupid double post
rbudrick
10-19-2005, 02:07 PM
Well, rather than let this stupid triple post be, I'm going to edit and put some pics in here:
http://parkscrapbook.us/RWPARK/FILES/ROBINPD/ART/ES/PACMAN.JPG
Perhaps this cro-magnon Pac Man had a tail?
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:sHrSgl_M-uQJ:http://kvadd.mine.nu/albums/strange_cars/pac_man.sized.jpg
I suppose this one has a tail...
Proof of the nose...
http://www.steverd.com/whatother/xmas.jpg
http://jandmwholesaleandretail.com/fabric%20images/pac%20man%20fabric%20panel.jpg
http://pics.hoobly.com/full/TQJ6AO4DH5B9.jpg
http://www.jackbergsales.com/toys/mpmt.JPG
Here's a frog named Pac Man with a tail.
http://www.grizzlyrun.com/Pets/amphibians/frogs/Horned_Frog_Care_Information.asp
-Rob
alec006
10-19-2005, 02:31 PM
Nope no tail,even checked the old arcade one just to make sure. 8-)
chris110
10-19-2005, 02:32 PM
Pac man doesn't have a tail,and I dont think that he is supposed to be a creature of some sort?If so,I dont know what kind.sry X_x
mieu_c
10-19-2005, 03:35 PM
Well, rather than let this stupid triple post be, I'm going to edit and put some pics in here:
http://parkscrapbook.us/RWPARK/FILES/ROBINPD/ART/ES/PACMAN.JPG
-Rob
Good lord what is that thing? And better yet why is it all over the bed?
heyricochet
10-19-2005, 05:18 PM
Does Pac-Man have a tail? While we're at it, what living creature does Pac-Man most emulate?
A pizza.
rbudrick
10-19-2005, 05:45 PM
Well, between 5/6 and 7/8 of a pizza, anyway.
-Rob
Some sort of round, yellow shrew. They have very high metabolisms, needing to consume nearly their own body weight each day to stay alive. They eat nearly non-stop, and barely ever rest.
2Dskillz
10-20-2005, 01:47 AM
Well it was originally called Puc-Man, and Pucs aint got no tails.
Name was changed due to fear of machine vandalism.
Sothy
10-20-2005, 03:39 AM
yes but he voluntarily detatched it to foil predators.