This is an easy way to shave some microseconds off the critical path for
frame rendering. On my machine this reduces typical frame rendering
latency by ~100 microseconds, probably quite a bit more on slower
machines.

Here is how long it typically takes to drop elements from the arena,
from a fairly brief run:


![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/65cfd911-eccf-4393-887d-8cad2cd27148)

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