diff --git a/asteroids/ShipEntity.cc b/asteroids/ShipEntity.cc
index 391038b..26f31d1 100644
--- a/asteroids/ShipEntity.cc
+++ b/asteroids/ShipEntity.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ bool ShipEntity::CollisionEvent (Engine::EntityBase* entity, vector3d point, vec
 		Engine::EventBasePtr explode_event (new Engine::EventBase());
 		explode_event->mEventType = EventShipExplode;
 		explode_event->mEventUnsignedInt = mId;
-		explode_event->mVector3d = normal;
+		explode_event->mVector3d = mPhysicState->mVelocity - entity->mPhysicState->mVelocity;
 		QueueEvent (explode_event);
 
 		return true;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool ShipEntity::CollisionEvent (Engine::EntityBase* entity, vector3d point, vec
 		Engine::EventBasePtr explode_event (new Engine::EventBase());
 		explode_event->mEventType = EventShipExplode;
 		explode_event->mEventUnsignedInt = mId;
-		explode_event->mVector3d = normal;
+		explode_event->mVector3d = mPhysicState->mVelocity - entity->mPhysicState->mVelocity;
 		QueueEvent (explode_event);
 
 		return true;
diff --git a/asteroids/View.cc b/asteroids/View.cc
index 044d4b7..f3d6ae5 100644
--- a/asteroids/View.cc
+++ b/asteroids/View.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ bool View::OnReceiveEvent (const Engine::EventBasePtr &event) {
 			vector3d position = ship_entity->mPhysicState->mPosition;
 			vector3d orientation = ship_entity->mPhysicState->mOrientation;
 			vector3d velocity = ship_entity->mPhysicState->mVelocity;
+			vector3d rel_velocity = event->mVector3d;
 
 			unsigned int i;
 			mShipPartsEntityIds.clear();
@@ -135,8 +136,13 @@ bool View::OnReceiveEvent (const Engine::EventBasePtr &event) {
 				Engine::EntityBase* part_sprite_particle = Engine::CreateEntity (GameEntityTypeShipPart);
 				part_sprite_particle->mPhysicState->mPosition = position;
 				part_sprite_particle->mPhysicState->mOrientation = orientation;
-				part_sprite_particle->mPhysicState->mVelocity = velocity;
-				part_sprite_particle->mPhysicState->mVelocity = vector3d (velocity[0] * (rand()/float(RAND_MAX)) * 1.7, 0., velocity[2] * (rand()/float(RAND_MAX)) * 1.5);
+				vector3d part_velocity (
+						rel_velocity[0] * (rand()/float(RAND_MAX)) * 1.7,
+						0.,
+						rel_velocity[2] * (rand()/float(RAND_MAX)) * 1.5
+						);
+				part_sprite_particle->mPhysicState->mVelocity = part_velocity;
+
 				part_sprite_particle->mPhysicState->mAngleVelocity = (rand()/float(RAND_MAX) - 0.5 ) * 100.;
 
 				mShipPartsEntityIds.push_back(part_sprite_particle->mId);