I've been playing a lot of Super Mario Galaxy lately — it's sort of what happens when you're supposed to be "blogging" all day long. The gravity tricks employed by the game's engine are the best part; since you play on these tiny planetoids, you can often use gravity to maximize a jump, Jupiter-boost style, and you can even jump through holes in the center of certain planets and end up on the other side. Here's a quick example of some of the goofy fun:
I often wonder if you could pull this off in real life, theoretically speaking. Our know-it-all, bossy big brother took time time to answer the "fall-through-the-earth" question, and I'm pleased to announce the answer is "yes."
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