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		<title>Explosive Fun With Boom Bot 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember high school Physics? Me neither. But I bet if teachers used Boom Bots to teach us Newton&#8217;s Laws of Motion, our classes would have been much more memorable. I&#8217;d still forget the lessons though.

The game&#8217;s mechanics are simple: Here&#8217;s a Boom Bot. There&#8217;s an exit.  Here&#8217;s some bombs.&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember high school Physics? Me neither. But I bet if teachers used Boom Bots to teach us Newton&#8217;s Laws of Motion, our classes would have been much more memorable. I&#8217;d still forget the lessons though.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-6126 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/boombot1.jpg" alt="boombot1" width="520" height="389" title="boombot1 photo" /></p>
<p>The game&#8217;s mechanics are simple: Here&#8217;s a Boom Bot. There&#8217;s an exit.  Here&#8217;s some bombs. Bomb the Boom Bot until he gets to the exit. Simple fun physics right? Isn&#8217;t that better than &#8220;A body will remain at rest or in uniform linear motion (a=0) unless acted upon by an external net force F&#8221;? And what the hell&#8217;s an F force?  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:G-Force_-_group_shot2.jpg" target="_blank">G-Force</a> (&#8220;Bird Go!&#8221;) I know, but not F-Force.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-6127 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/boombot2.jpg" alt="boombot2" width="520" height="390" title="boombot2 photo" /></p>
<p>As you can see there are other exploding things in the game besides bombs. Boom bot II adds fuses, boulders and planks to the mix for more explosive physics fun. There&#8217;s also a level editor so you can still have fun even if you&#8217;ve finished the default stages.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-6128 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/boombot3.jpg" alt="boombot3" width="520" height="394" title="boombot3 photo" /></p>
<p>To make things easier for budding bombers, players can choose whether or not to have an  unlimited supply of regular bombs. To make it easier on your conscience, the expression on boom bot&#8217;s face when you bomb him is ambiguous. He&#8217;s smiling when he gets to the exit though, so there you go. Look for Boom Bot II in flash-based game sites like <a href="http://www.bored.com/games/play/341/Boom-Bot-2.html" target="_blank">Bored</a>.</p>
<p>Serious question: Have you ever seen a real bomb that looks like the cartoon bomb? You know, shiny black sphere with a fuse? Can I have one?</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.random-good-stuff.com/game/game/boombot-2/" target="_blank">random good stuff</a>]</p>
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