diff --git a/html/crash.tsx b/html/crash.tsx
index 0ee0fa7..f385c4f 100644
--- a/html/crash.tsx
+++ b/html/crash.tsx
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ scattering letters everywhr`.split("\n");
 
 // i like the freezing effect, but it's probably not right here;
 const explode_transform = (): [string, string] => {
-    const [x, y, turns] = [
-        Math.random() * 20 + 35,
+    const [x, y_, turns] = [
+        -Math.random() * 25,
         (Math.random() - 0.5) * 10,
         Math.random() * 10,
     ];
 
+    const y = y_ < 0 ? y_ - 35 : y_ + 35;
+
     return [
         `translate(${x.toFixed(2)}rem, ${y.toFixed(
             2
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ const Line = ({
         {...(() => {
             // we're pretending that everything is the same length (we'll see if this works)
             const delay_per = length_s / 160;
-            const all_delay = (length_s * (1 - width_ratio)) / 3 - 0.2;
+            const all_delay = (length_s * (1 - width_ratio)) / 3;
             console.log(delay_per, all_delay);
 
             return [...children].map((c, i) => {
@@ -46,16 +48,23 @@ const Line = ({
                 return (
                     <span
                         style={{
-                            transform: trans,
+                            transform: inv_trans,
                             display: "inline-block",
-                            animation: `spin 0.5s ${(
-                                delay_per * (children.length - i) +
-                                delay_s +
-                                all_delay
-                            ).toFixed(2)}s linear both`,
                         }}
                     >
-                        {c}
+                        <span
+                            style={{
+                                transform: trans,
+                                display: "inline-block",
+                                animation: `spin 0.75s ${(
+                                    delay_per * (children.length - i) +
+                                    delay_s +
+                                    all_delay
+                                ).toFixed(2)}s linear forwards`,
+                            }}
+                        >
+                            {c}
+                        </span>
                     </span>
                 );
             });
@@ -117,4 +126,4 @@ const Crash = ({
     </div>
 );
 
-render_and_copy(<Crash vehicle="🛻" msg={msg} length_s={3} delay_s={1} />);
+render_and_copy(<Crash vehicle="🛻" msg={msg} length_s={1} delay_s={5} />);