For those stuck workin' for the man from 9-to-5 everyday, flash games are the quintessential
time-waster! But personally, physics puzzles and physics-related flash games hold a special
place in my heart among flash games. Here are my 5 favorites:

5. Gravity Pods 2



Gravity Pods is a great deal of fun. You use your mouse to adjust the aim of your cannon,
shoot it, and use aptly named gravity pods, bouncy balls, and black holes in order to dodge
obstacles and collide with a purple target. The game builds up in difficulty and a comfortable
pace and provides some real jaw-dropping near-misses and close-calls. Nothing is cooler
than -- on the first try -- managing to get a projectile to just barely slingshot around a corner
and gloriously obliterate that stupid purple target!!!

http://wickedpissahgames.com/?page_id=26

4. Red



Red has a really cool style to it. The game essentially involves the tower-defence-like
goal of keeping your little outpost safe, and you do this by firing orbs at incoming super-orbs
(asteroids maybe?) which are repelled using force. So in other words, you don't blow up the
incoming objects, you deflect them away! I would have to say the highlight of this game is the
occasional "boss" orb which literally engulfs half the screen. Things get really intense as you
slow the giant monstrosity to a halt with your cannon and then gradually begin to push it away
(with your ammunition dwindling all the while...)

http://www.unoriginal.co.uk/red.html

3. N3wton



N3wton uses Sir Isaac's 3rd law (equal & opposite reactions) in an interesting way. Unlike
other flash games, your cannon has recoil, and you have to fight enemy cannons in a sort
of sumo-ring. If you're not careful and if you concentrate too much on trying to shoot the
baddies, your gun might just recoil off the game board!

http://www.kongregate.com/games/Zyzic/n3wton

2. Spaced Penguin



This is a more stylish and entertaining version of Gravity Pods. Basically, you project a course
in space for your little astronaut penguin so that he can return to his space ship. The space
ship is stationary throughout most of the game but it starts moving in the harder levels. Planets
with gravity wells are your main obstacle, and the slingshot dynamics with the gravity are
really cool and sometimes give you hilarious results -- like getting poor penguin astronaut
stuck in an infinity-shaped orbit around two planets!

http://www.bigideafun.com/penguins/arcade/spaced_penguin/default.htm

1. Bridge Thing



In the same vein as the AWESOME game Bridge Builder, Pontifex, Bridge Construction Set,
etc., Bridge Thing is a physics stress test. You use your mouse to plot the various
i-beams that make up a bridge, then test the bridge by pressing 'T'. Little gnome guys
walk over the bridge and -- if your design was well done -- they safely reach the other
side. If your design was not well done however... Well, you know how that'll turn out!
Also check out the sequel "Bridge Thing 2" when you're done!

http://haptronix.com/games/view/bridge-thing

Any other flash physics games that you feel got overlooked? Disagree with my ranking?
Let me know!