Perhaps i'm missing the obvious, but how the hell do you solve this one? Can't figure it out and getting pretty frustrated :(. The goos just explode before any can reach the pipe because of the flame. Most i've managed to get before they explode is 9 out of the required 12.
And the skip level option seems to have disappeared.

You know the load of white goo you start on? What's holding that up?

Ah, that level.. I haven't figured out how to do the OCD there... but don't spoil me yet, I'll figure it out :P

Hehe. I did. Second time I played it. It's deceptively easy actually.

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My solution was to just build a chain to the left of the pipe rather than the right, with the last link being a ball that wouldn't burn. It might be cheating, but it still works. Even better is that the flaming goo balls would get sucked into the pipe right as they lit up, and I'd still get credit for collecting them.

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Hehe. I did. Second time I played it. It's deceptively easy actually.

I got it as well. I have 26 now, but a strategy for getting more. But the strategy relies heavily on luck and chance.

I am having lots of trouble with this level as well. I tried taking Ballisticsfood's advice and burn away the white goo's support. This caused everything to burn and/or fall into a bottomless pit. I don't understand Pollux's advice though. All the goo balls burn. I cant figure out how to get non-burning goo balls without burning everything down.

Hint:

"Symmetry, steinman, we have to do somehting about symmetry"

Plus a nod to bioshock, which I think would be far better with the addition of some goo. Wait a moment, that gives me an idea!

Ah. Thank you very much Ballisticsfood, both for the useful hint and for pulling out a very nice Bioshock quote. I managed to get the requirement. Now to indulge in some OCD.

Hmmm, no sorry - I'm still stuck on this level and the hints don't help.

> My solution was to just build a chain to the left of the pipe rather than the right, with the
> last link being a ball that wouldn't burn.

Where's the ball that doesn't burn then? You can't use the black goo, and whenever you put a red goo near enough to the pipe to let them in, the whole thing burns down. Managed to get about 7 in, but can't see a better way.

Reckon this one should be skippable :(

Think carefully. If you only burn one side the whole thing falls sideways, doesn't it? How could you stop that? (see the symmetry hint)