diff --git a/examples/events.js b/examples/events.js
index 4928e7d..d4ed4a2 100644
--- a/examples/events.js
+++ b/examples/events.js
@@ -108,15 +108,17 @@ Example.events = function() {
     Composite.add(world, stack);
 
     var shakeScene = function(engine) {
+        var timeScale = (1000 / 60) / engine.timing.lastDelta;
         var bodies = Composite.allBodies(engine.world);
 
         for (var i = 0; i < bodies.length; i++) {
             var body = bodies[i];
 
             if (!body.isStatic && body.position.y >= 500) {
-                // Scale force accounting for mass
-                var forceMagnitude = (0.03 * body.mass);
+                // scale force for mass and time applied
+                var forceMagnitude = (0.03 * body.mass) * timeScale;
 
+                // apply the force over a single update
                 Body.applyForce(body, body.position, { 
                     x: (forceMagnitude + Common.random() * forceMagnitude) * Common.choose([1, -1]), 
                     y: -forceMagnitude + Common.random() * -forceMagnitude
diff --git a/examples/timescale.js b/examples/timescale.js
index d3c47b3..b7fa1fd 100644
--- a/examples/timescale.js
+++ b/examples/timescale.js
@@ -42,16 +42,18 @@ Example.timescale = function() {
         Bodies.rectangle(0, 300, 50, 600, { isStatic: true })
     ]);
 
-    var explosion = function(engine) {
+    var explosion = function(engine, delta) {
+        var timeScale = (1000 / 60) / delta;
         var bodies = Composite.allBodies(engine.world);
 
         for (var i = 0; i < bodies.length; i++) {
             var body = bodies[i];
 
             if (!body.isStatic && body.position.y >= 500) {
-                // Scale force accounting for mass
-                var forceMagnitude = (0.05 * body.mass);
+                // scale force for mass and time applied
+                var forceMagnitude = (0.05 * body.mass) * timeScale;
 
+                // apply the force over a single update
                 Body.applyForce(body, body.position, {
                     x: (forceMagnitude + Common.random() * forceMagnitude) * Common.choose([1, -1]), 
                     y: -forceMagnitude + Common.random() * -forceMagnitude
@@ -153,4 +155,4 @@ Example.timescale.for = '>=0.14.2';
 
 if (typeof module !== 'undefined') {
     module.exports = Example.timescale;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/body/Body.js b/src/body/Body.js
index ceba18d..5e6ada4 100644
--- a/src/body/Body.js
+++ b/src/body/Body.js
@@ -813,10 +813,9 @@ var Axes = require('../geometry/Axes');
      * @param {vector} force
      */
     Body.applyForce = function(body, position, force) {
-        var timeScale = body.deltaTime / Body._baseDelta;
-        body.force.x += force.x / timeScale;
-        body.force.y += force.y / timeScale;
         var offset = { x: position.x - body.position.x, y: position.y - body.position.y };
+        body.force.x += force.x;
+        body.force.y += force.y;
         body.torque += offset.x * force.y - offset.y * force.x;
     };