public void updatePlat3(int k, Character plat) {
		// manages brown platforms, continues the animation by changing images
		Platform brownPlat = (Platform) plat;

		if (brownPlat.getBrownAnimation() == true) {
			if (brownPlat.getId() == 8) {
				myPlatforms.remove(k);
			}

			if (brownPlat.getId() < 8) {
				offScreenBuffer.drawImage(myImages.get(brownPlat.getId()),
						brownPlat.getX(), brownPlat.getY(), this);
				brownPlat.setId(plat.getId() + 1);
				myPlatforms.set(k, brownPlat);
			}
		}

		if (brownPlat.getBrownAnimation() == false) {
			offScreenBuffer.drawImage(myImages.get(brownPlat.getId()),
					brownPlat.getX(), brownPlat.getY(), this);
		}
	}