# Simple, yet difficult flash game. Say goodbye to the next hour **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 26, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603 "2006-12-26T09:27:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/21 "2006-12-27T03:13:29Z")
31.927. But it’s not like I discovered relativity… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/22 "2006-12-27T03:21:05Z")
Before I discovered the English version, I made it to a level which mentioned Paris Hilton, and figured that meant I sucked. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/23 "2006-12-27T03:22:42Z")
Just over 34 seconds seems to be the cutoff point for me. After that, the little ball starts bouncing around like a psychotic kindergartener who just had a quadruple espresso. If I manage to break 35 seconds, I fully expect to be told that I’m the world’s smartest human being. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/24 "2006-12-27T18:43:57Z")
6.45 seconds on first try. 28.35 seconds on try sixty. Im running out of hair to pull. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/25 "2006-12-27T19:11:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Access to this web page is restricted at this time. > > Reason: > The Websense category “Tasteless” is filtered. So, what am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/26 "2006-12-27T20:05:55Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] So, what am I missing? [/QUOTE] There is a bouncing ball that you must keep suspended with a paddle that moves back and forth (when the ball hits the paddle, it bounces back up). However, moving the paddle back and forth also tilts a platform with a rolling ball on it. The rolling ball must not roll off the platform and the bouncing ball must not descend below the paddle. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603/27 "2006-12-28T08:56:13Z")
That game sucks when you use a touchpad. I’ll have to try it with a proper mouse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-yet-difficult-flash-game-say-goodbye-to-the-next-hour/385603.md?page=1)