# Problem with hittest - object solidity?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest-object-solidity/134657>\
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**Created:** [January 20, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest-object-solidity/134657 "2005-01-20T09:44:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest-object-solidity/134657/1 "2005-01-20T09:44:01Z")

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Hi,

I am quite new to flash, and have started making break out, to learn some game programming aspects and knowledge, i have a ball pinging around the screen, the only problem at the moment is when the ball hits the top or bottom of a block it pings off in the opposite coordinates, but on the side of the object it goes through it awkwardly instead of pinging:-

```
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- here goes thru \* |\_\_\_\_\_\_\_| \*

Anyone come across this before?