honestly, i don't think hard mode is beatable...there is no better equipment after the end of normal mode and suddenly those blobs take like 20 hits. blob bonanza is impossible...
i just realized that this game isn't just like a facebook app...it is a facebook app. i even got attacked by a facebook user....when i went to their character info, it had that facebook default picture with the silhouette... pretty lame
gentle push - i'm not sure if you're having trouble with the fruit or getting up. after you knock them down with aimed shots, you have to propel yourself up. it's all in the timing. starting shooting downwards before you reach your maximum jump height.
dive - walk off, don't jump off. shoot downwards as you approach the vomit stream in order to break it up and slow yourself down. save a little barf... float through the cloud to the right side, shoot at the switch, and float back to the left. takes a good number of tries.