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Go Stand By the Stairs, So I Can Protect You
ewhac writes "It seems a programmer named Jetro Lauha, for his submission to the Assembly 2002 competition, decided to explore the realm of solid body physics simulations. So he wrote Porrasturvat -- 'Stair Dismount'. The game involves the application of force vectors to solid bodies connected by links with constrained range of motion, and observing their impact forces against other objects in the environment. ...Or, more colloquially, you push a guy down the stairs and see how much damage he takes. Apparently, any similarity between this game and the Terrible Secret of Space is entirely coincidental."
I've been doing this for years on my own...
I knew I should have applied for that patent
Creationists are a lot like zombies. Slow, but powerful and numerous. And they all want to eat our brains.