In my first animation http://vimeo.com/115258347 there are some 20 particle systems. Several of these stopped working at various unexpected times. Where they are supposed to spray particles towards a focal point and fall back under gravity, they would, at times stop for a rest half way through and then continue, or have a tantrum and throw all the particles in one big lump.
Going into Particle Systems Physics and switching from Newtownian to NONE and then back to Newtonian was affective.