Dean Schulze wrote:
>
> Wile E. Coyote might disagree with you there Craig. He always
> took many false steps in hot pursuit of the rascally old
> Roadrunner and ended up (after being suspended mid-air
> briefly and double blinking at the camera) hurtling towards
> the bottom of the canyon. One only false step would have seen
> him with one foot still on the edge of the precipice and so
> able to scramble back.
>

Technically, though, it's not a step until the complete action occurs of raising one foot, putting it in another spot, and transferring weight onto it. A single complete step off a cliff is enough to qualify as the only one you need.

Of course, cartoon characters like Wile E. Coyote have the unique ability to take several paces over a cliff without actually putting any weight down....technically not completing any of them. The moment he does transfer weight, i.e. the first time he completes a step....well, you know where I'm going. And so does he.

Cheers,
Craig