# Why is the car moving in x direction?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [December 26, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758 "2020-12-26T12:34:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bharath3009v1wnzl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecc23a/32.png) [@bharath3009v1wnzl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bharath3009v1wnzl)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758/1 "2020-12-26T12:34:57Z")

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I don’t understand why the car is going like this. I have set only y gravity. why is the car moving in x-direction?

even the boy is rotating now, for the boy I have set - ignore gravity. what is causing his rotation?

someone pls help.  
[project link](https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5fe6fd5e94315100129c5d54)

[ouput video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pW5B58bPRQPzxiUiYzUlLYBFX-HZBnBg/view?usp=sharing)

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**Author:** ![Dean\_Artis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Dean\_Artis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Dean_Artis)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758/2 "2020-12-26T12:45:10Z")

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Don’t spam the forum by creating multiple topics. Stick to your original topic [here](http://community.thunkable.com/t/doubt-regarding-stage-gravity-pls-help/1041757).

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**Author:** ![Deluxe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deluxe/32/30016_2.png) [@Deluxe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Deluxe)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758/3 "2020-12-26T12:46:10Z")

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Try setting the car’s sprite angle to 90 degrees sharp. Maybe that will help.

![Screenshot 2020-12-26 at 14.45.01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/b/2bd79222c40749c62a31da01e383d3444edf9168.png)

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**Author:** ![bharath3009v1wnzl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecc23a/32.png) [@bharath3009v1wnzl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bharath3009v1wnzl)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758/4 "2020-12-26T12:49:01Z")

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thanks , it worked : )

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/why-is-the-car-moving-in-x-direction/1041758/5 "2024-11-08T12:19:27Z")

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