I've practiced this game for a while. At first I couldn't sink a single shot, but I realized that the key is to hold the spacebar until the proper instant of the shooter's release. By the way, this game is much more fun if you turn the game's sound on and listen to the mouthy coach. Here is the link, followed by my latest score:

http://www.teagames.com/games/fireitup/play.php

Score: 92
2 Point Shots: 18/34 (52%)
3 Point Shots: 10/27 (37%)
Pressure Shots: 6/19 (31%)
All Shots: 28/61 (45%)

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

If you're really bored, you can try this:
http://www.vectorpark.com/levers.html

The goal is to balance all the objects that drop onto the hanger, without letting anything touch the water.

Um... can that game be won? I tried it several times and it seems to me that the weight of the objects balanced against the bowling ball is always great enough to make the bucket of water dip into the water below.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

It can... it will let you know when you've won, but I think it happens after you manage to balance the giant head of Zeus. You know you can take objects off of the hangers after you've already placed them, right? You may have to rearrange many times in order to win. The game is also not as straightforward as it seems, some objects have "secrets."

AARGH!! How am I supposed to balance Zeus? There's no open ring to hang him from.

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I get the idea, but even I am not that bored.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

Never mind... solved that problem.

Apparently I *am* that bored.....

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Heh -- for me, that was the hardest thing to figure out.

Finally solved it, despite the *!(*#(!!! birds.

Pretty lame payoff for all that work, if you ask me. But a pretty fun diversion.

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