You are running towards a treacherous pit in a video game. You press the jump button a fraction of a second too late, your character's feet clearly running off the edge into empty space. Yet, magically, you still jump. You survive. This isn't a glitch; it is a meticulously engineered psychological safety net known among developers as "Coyote Time."Named after the cartoon coyote who briefly floats in mid-air before plummeting, this invisible mechanic is the secret sauce behind the world's most beloved platformers. Human reaction times are imperfect, and strict, pixel-perfect physics often feel...