Superstition
We finally got our old Nintendo 64 out of storage, so Emmett has been playing Mario Kart a lot lately. He's developed some interesting superstitions about the drivers in the game (there are eight to choose from). Mario gets lots of lightning bolts (that's one of the "weapons" in the game to use against the other players), the drivers are best on the courses named for them (Warrio drives best in Warrio's stadium, DK is best on DK's Jungle Parkway), etc.
In reality the game gives better "weapons" to players who are behind, helping to keep the race close. I guess one of the reasons it's easy for an adult to figure that out is that we know that the game designers wouldn't create drivers that were inherently worse than others. It's fun to watch Emmett's brain try to figure out the world.
In reality the game gives better "weapons" to players who are behind, helping to keep the race close. I guess one of the reasons it's easy for an adult to figure that out is that we know that the game designers wouldn't create drivers that were inherently worse than others. It's fun to watch Emmett's brain try to figure out the world.
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