diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingBox.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingBox.java
index 11ee8b2ea..06f78154e 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingBox.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingBox.java
@@ -593,18 +593,7 @@ public class BoundingBox extends BoundingVolume {
      * @see BoundingVolume#intersectsSphere(com.jme3.bounding.BoundingSphere)
      */
     public boolean intersectsSphere(BoundingSphere bs) {
-        assert Vector3f.isValidVector(center) && Vector3f.isValidVector(bs.center);
-
-        if (FastMath.abs(center.x - bs.center.x) < bs.getRadius()
-                + xExtent
-                && FastMath.abs(center.y - bs.center.y) < bs.getRadius()
-                + yExtent
-                && FastMath.abs(center.z - bs.center.z) < bs.getRadius()
-                + zExtent) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
+        return bs.intersectsBoundingBox(this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java
index adb763f83..5eecf040a 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java
@@ -670,15 +670,7 @@ public class BoundingSphere extends BoundingVolume {
      * @see com.jme.bounding.BoundingVolume#intersectsSphere(com.jme.bounding.BoundingSphere)
      */
     public boolean intersectsSphere(BoundingSphere bs) {
-        assert Vector3f.isValidVector(center) && Vector3f.isValidVector(bs.center);
-
-        TempVars vars = TempVars.get();
-
-        Vector3f diff = center.subtract(bs.center, vars.vect1);
-        float rsum = getRadius() + bs.getRadius();
-        boolean eq = (diff.dot(diff) <= rsum * rsum);
-        vars.release();
-        return eq;
+        return Intersection.intersect(bs, center, radius);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -687,18 +679,7 @@ public class BoundingSphere extends BoundingVolume {
      * @see com.jme.bounding.BoundingVolume#intersectsBoundingBox(com.jme.bounding.BoundingBox)
      */
     public boolean intersectsBoundingBox(BoundingBox bb) {
-        assert Vector3f.isValidVector(center) && Vector3f.isValidVector(bb.center);
-
-        if (FastMath.abs(bb.center.x - center.x) < getRadius()
-                + bb.xExtent
-                && FastMath.abs(bb.center.y - center.y) < getRadius()
-                + bb.yExtent
-                && FastMath.abs(bb.center.z - center.z) < getRadius()
-                + bb.zExtent) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
+        return Intersection.intersect(bb, center, radius);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/Intersection.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/Intersection.java
index 9deb62abc..c627e23e5 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/Intersection.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/bounding/Intersection.java
@@ -41,10 +41,56 @@ import static java.lang.Math.min;
 /**
  * This class includes some utility methods for computing intersection
  * between bounding volumes and triangles.
+ * 
  * @author Kirill
  */
-public class Intersection {
+public final class Intersection {
 
+    private Intersection() {
+    }
+
+    public static boolean intersect(BoundingSphere sphere, Vector3f center, float radius) {
+        assert Vector3f.isValidVector(center) && Vector3f.isValidVector(sphere.center);
+
+        TempVars vars = TempVars.get();
+        try {
+            Vector3f diff = center.subtract(sphere.center, vars.vect1);
+            float rsum = sphere.getRadius() + radius;
+            return (diff.dot(diff) <= rsum * rsum);
+        } finally {
+            vars.release();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean intersect(BoundingBox bbox, Vector3f center, float radius) {
+        assert Vector3f.isValidVector(center) && Vector3f.isValidVector(bbox.center);
+
+        // Arvo's algorithm 
+        float distSqr = radius * radius;
+        
+        float minX = bbox.center.x - bbox.xExtent;
+        float maxX = bbox.center.x + bbox.xExtent;
+        
+        float minY = bbox.center.y - bbox.yExtent;
+        float maxY = bbox.center.y + bbox.yExtent;
+        
+        float minZ = bbox.center.z - bbox.zExtent;
+        float maxZ = bbox.center.z + bbox.zExtent;
+        
+        if      (center.x < minX) distSqr -= FastMath.sqr(center.x - minX);
+        else if (center.x > maxX) distSqr -= FastMath.sqr(center.x - maxX);
+        
+        
+        if      (center.y < minY) distSqr -= FastMath.sqr(center.y - minY);
+        else if (center.y > maxY) distSqr -= FastMath.sqr(center.y - maxY);
+        
+        
+        if      (center.z < minZ) distSqr -= FastMath.sqr(center.z - minZ);
+        else if (center.z > maxZ) distSqr -= FastMath.sqr(center.z - maxZ);
+        
+        return distSqr > 0;
+    }
+    
     private static final void findMinMax(float x0, float x1, float x2, Vector3f minMax) {
         minMax.set(x0, x0, 0);
         if (x1 < minMax.x) {