Assignment 1 – Tortoise v. Hare (Appendix)
Creative Story Output
Welcome to the TvH story generator!
This program recreates the famed fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. But this time, YOU get to determine the outcome. Exactly how fast is the tortoise and the hare? How long does the hare nap? Enter the input values below, and your story will automatically be generated.
Your name: Dean Zeller
Hare’s name: Cameron
Tortoise’s name: Stotlemeyer
Race distance (feet): 1000
Hare’s speed (feet/sec): 12.0
Tortoise’s speed (feet/sec): 1.6
Nap start time: 20
Nap duration: 600
Story title: TvH – The Final Battle
Thank you. Here is your story.
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TvH – The Final Battle
Dean Zeller here, reporting for UNCTV, giving you clever commentary on the Race of the CENTURY! Incoming champion is the hare, Cameron. Looks like he’s coming down the walkway now, looking poised as ever. He should, having won the last seven races. Looking good, Cameron! Got anything to say for the folks at home?
Cameron: Hell, yeah! Afterwards, I’m gonna hang with some pretty funny bunnies! Buggs, Peter, and the Quik rabbit are throwing me a big hee-haw tonite, with tons of carrots!
Okay, Cameron the hare, with words to live by. And here comes the challenger. The doors open, and… what’s this? It’s a freaking turtle? We’ve had gazelle, roadrunners, and even geckos. But a turtle?
Stotlemeyer: Correction – I’m a tortoise. Turtles swim, with fins. Tortoises walk, with claws.
Well, I stand corrected. Speaking of standing, our contestants are standing at the gate. The crowd is watching intently. And…. BANG! They’re off!
Tortoise Hare
Time Position Speed Position Speed Comments
0 0.0 1.6 0.0 12.0
1 1.6 1.6 12.0 12.0
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624 998.4 1.6 300.0 12.0
625 1000.0 1.6 312.0 12.0 Race over – Tortoise Wins
What an amazing race! Who would’a thunk that the turtle would win?
Stotlemeyer: I’m a TORTOISE! No fins!
Anyway, come back next week for a test of the physics engine on the simulated wolf and three little pigs.