diff --git a/objects/entities/enemy.tscn b/objects/entities/enemy.tscn
index cc0d948..4f4d8c3 100644
--- a/objects/entities/enemy.tscn
+++ b/objects/entities/enemy.tscn
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ health_component = NodePath("../HealthComponent")
 
 [node name="Hitbox" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 collision_layer = 8
-collision_mask = 20
+collision_mask = 4
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Hitbox"]
 position = Vector2(-2, 0.5)
diff --git a/objects/entities/exploding_brick.tscn b/objects/entities/exploding_brick.tscn
index 9d1d5c3..4b570ee 100644
--- a/objects/entities/exploding_brick.tscn
+++ b/objects/entities/exploding_brick.tscn
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=13 format=3 uid="uid://5surx230gfw3"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=12 format=3 uid="uid://5surx230gfw3"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://djifxc5x0dyrw" path="res://sprites/ppc_tileset.png" id="1_rcgxf"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dkmxhjtmu5xlb" path="res://scripts/components/damage_component.gd" id="3_y0uai"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://beg4dk7d5pvhp" path="res://scripts/components/explosive_component.gd" id="4_8lw0n"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dyp4i4ru2j2jh" path="res://objects/fxs/explosion_fx.tscn" id="5_6oopj"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://1tnr46o1ib4u" path="res://scripts/components/out_of_screen_component.gd" id="6_5jrjx"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://873un8agkyja" path="res://scripts/components/launch_component.gd" id="7_a2b5x"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bvsgg8lu0a8m6" path="res://scripts/components/lifetime_component.gd" id="7_nqeob"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c2gbumw4x4t1v" path="res://scripts/components/gravity_motion_component.gd" id="8_4ly8b"]
@@ -63,14 +62,10 @@ debug_color = Color(0.919034, 6.36289e-05, 0.69998, 0.42)
 [node name="ExplosionFX" parent="." instance=ExtResource("5_6oopj")]
 randomness = 0.24
 
-[node name="OutOfScreenComponent" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("visibility_notifier", "root")]
-script = ExtResource("6_5jrjx")
-visibility_notifier = NodePath("../VisibleOnScreenNotifier2D")
-root = NodePath("..")
-
 [node name="LifetimeComponent" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("root", "timer")]
 script = ExtResource("7_nqeob")
 root = NodePath("..")
+life_time = 30.0
 timer = NodePath("../Timer")
 
 [node name="LaunchComponent" type="Node2D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("root")]
diff --git a/scripts/components/brick_throw.gd b/scripts/components/brick_throw.gd
index ae5af7e..a36365c 100644
--- a/scripts/components/brick_throw.gd
+++ b/scripts/components/brick_throw.gd
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 
 	if event.is_action_released("attack") and can_throw and charge_throw_component:
 		var power_multiplier: float = charge_throw_component.stop_charging()
-		print("Power Multiplier: ", power_multiplier)
 		throw_brick(power_multiplier)
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/components/charge_throw_component.gd b/scripts/components/charge_throw_component.gd
index ff49b0a..a6fd614 100644
--- a/scripts/components/charge_throw_component.gd
+++ b/scripts/components/charge_throw_component.gd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class_name ChargeThrowComponent
 extends Node
 
+@export var min_charge_duration: float = 0.1
 @export var min_power: float = 0.5
 @export var max_power: float = 2.0
 @export var max_charge_time: float = 1.5
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
 func start_charging() -> void:
 	is_charging = true
 	charge_start_time = Time.get_ticks_msec() / 1000.0
-	charge_started.emit()
+	call_deferred("emit_charge_started")
 
 
 func get_charge_ratio() -> float:
@@ -37,9 +38,22 @@ func get_charge_ratio() -> float:
 
 
 func stop_charging() -> float:
-	is_charging = false
+	if not is_charging:
+		return min_power
+
 	var held_time := (Time.get_ticks_msec() / 1000.0) - charge_start_time
-	var t         =  clamp(held_time / max_charge_time, 0.0, 1.0)
+	is_charging = false
 	charge_start_time = 0.0
 	charge_stopped.emit()
-	return lerp(min_power, max_power, t)
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+
+	if held_time < min_charge_duration:
+		return min_power
+
+	var t = clamp(held_time / max_charge_time, 0.0, 1.0)
+	return lerp(min_power, max_power, t)
+
+
+func emit_charge_started() -> void:
+	if not is_charging:
+		return
+	charge_started.emit()
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