Dear Hopekiller,
Repeat after me: "I must always include a way to pause the game, even if the game is a poorly done rip off of a game that's forever old."
The physics on level 24 don't operate the same every time, which was very aggravating. For other point hounds like me, there's a good walk through at http://ayumilove.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/dynamic-systems-walkthrough-simple-solutions/