# Careful where you point that thing! (A flash game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227 "2001-12-01T00:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/61 "2001-12-02T06:11:21Z")
Okay, I admit - I’m stuck on 10. I went beyond and solved some of the others but I’m ticked cause I didn’t get 10. Help! Please. Solution. Please. God Almighty. Please. Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/62 "2001-12-02T06:16:47Z")
Okay, just got 10 - now back to 18. Sheesh. Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/63 "2001-12-02T06:36:45Z")
wellfor the love of God, how did you get 10? I have breezed through up until now dammit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/64 "2001-12-02T06:41:58Z")
Nevermind. Geez, all of these seem so obvious when you are done… ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/65 "2001-12-02T06:47:19Z")
Level 10 Spoiler Ahead Go up and around the edges. 17, on the other hand…that level hurts… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/66 "2001-12-02T21:57:24Z")
Someone please help on 10. The best I can do is the following: - - - - - - - - - Go RIGHT across bottom of screen Then UP Then LEFT across top Then 45 DEGREES DOWN/LEFT into the room The SPLIT UP/LEFT and DOWN/RIGHT to hit all the bulbs in the room However, this leaves one bulb and two unused mirrors! ::Pulls hair out:: ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/67 "2001-12-02T22:34:02Z")
OK, my hints for level 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go all the way up to the top from the start. The splitter is the last piece hit. I don’t know why I had trouble with 17 last night. I looked at the coordinates given, and those are the exact place I had them last night and didn’t see the solution, this afternoon I got it the first try after placing those two pieces. On to try 18… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/68 "2001-12-02T23:26:30Z")
Well, 19 is killing me now…damn double mirror. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/69 "2001-12-02T23:28:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*I’m stuck on 6, but I fully blame the copious amounts of cold medicine in my system for this temporary delay. > > _muttering_ damn stupid addictive grumble grumble… \*\* I’m also stuck on level 6 but I have no cold medicine to blame. I am just a moron when it comes to these spatial type games. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/70 "2001-12-02T23:30:43Z")
Woo-hoo! Just got past 6! ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/71 "2001-12-02T23:36:03Z")
Could someone gimmie a hint for lvl 10? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/72 "2001-12-02T23:41:25Z")
Speaker, do you need something more than the several already given, or did you miss the ones here? Hints for 19 would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/73 "2001-12-02T23:47:43Z")
Gakk! Now I’m stuck on 8!! ---
**Author:** ![Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/74 "2001-12-02T23:49:37Z")
I think I’m going to need an all out solution for 17. Even with the placement of those two pieces. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/75 "2001-12-02T23:55:03Z")
OK, first I just solved 19, but I think I might have used a loophole in the intended method. This might or might not be considered a hint, so I’ll do the standard warning: Apparently as long as the laser hits the last bulb before it hits a bomb, it won’t explode and end the game. I spent alot of time trying to solve 19 thinking i could only attack the last bulb from a couple angles, but it turns out that even though the laser goes through the light and hits the bomb, you still pass teh level. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/76 "2001-12-03T00:02:49Z")
Gut, here’s a really thorough explaination, I won;t outright place the pieces, but you’ll definately see the solution. Only read this if you have absolutely given up on the level. You’ll kick yourself 'cause it really inst that tricky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OK, place the double mirror and splitter as have been stated above. One half of the splitter goes into that little room and you use the refractor to spin the beam around and hit the bulb on the way out. That beam hits the double mirror to light the topmost bulb. Use the remaining mirrors to zig zag the other half of the splitters beam around to light the bulbs near the laser. The leftmost bulb is the last one hit. Outright enough? ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/77 "2001-12-03T00:31:03Z")
OK… I finally got 10 **#10 SPOILER SOLUTION BELOW!!** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. UP and “OUTSIDE the box” 2. RIGHT 3. DOWN past the bulb 4. LEFT 5. UP 6. LEFT 7. 45 Degrees DOWN/LEFT 8. SPLIT ENJOY! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/78 "2001-12-03T00:39:30Z")
Damnit, one mirror short on level 21. ---
**Author:** ![Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/79 "2001-12-03T00:40:41Z")
Thank you **Omniscient**. It was getting the beam back out of that little room that was killing me. I’m not going to try 18 until tomorrow least I go insane. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227/80 "2001-12-03T01:59:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gut \* > \*\*I think I’m going to need an all out solution for 17. Even with the placement of those two pieces. Anyone? \*\* Nice to see I wasn’t the only one. 😉 I have the feeling I’ll be using that complete explaination myself in a bit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-where-you-point-that-thing-a-flash-game/96227.md?page=5)