Here's where the interesting part of this segment comes into play. These landmines are Anti-Tank mines, apparent from the wide base and large pressure pad in the center (see mines like the TM-62/64/89, the inspiration is apparent). These mines are distinct from Anti-Personnel mines, which are much smaller and either have small pressure pads, or wires that detonate the explosives when disturbed. Most notably, though, is the required weight to set off these mines. Anti-Tank mines usually require between 150-1500kg, or between 330-3300lbs to set off, which is done intentionally so foot soldiers, light vehicles, animals, or more importantly, civilians, don't accidentally set off the mines when using roads. Anti-Tank mines also have a large payload designed to penetrate armor, which explains the people in the video flying off, though in reality they'd become a fine mist. Anti-Personnel mines on the other hand have fuse weights less than 25 pounds, but don't have the payload required to damage armor. Since this video game is so low-poly, it's hard to tell exactly what specific mine this is, so we'll just take a loose average of around 1,500 pounds as the trigger weight for these mines, this is a generously light value.

Now, you might be thinking this is an absurdly heavy weight required to set these mines off, and you'd be right to think this. After all, the astronauts in this game get totally launched when they step on one of these mines, so there's no way they'd weigh 1,500 pounds. So then, what causes the mine to go off? At first I believed it to be magnets, which definitely could be the case, but a magnet that strong would certainly have adverse effects elsewhere. For example, if magnets were in place, wouldn't the giant bolts in this game come flying towards or away to/from the players at ridiculously high speeds? Clearly it can't be that. Maybe it's radiation...but no, this wouldn't make sense either. The fuses look to have an electronic warning system that alerts the victim when it's been set off, it has to be something related to weight, either directly or indirectly. I was at a total loss, completely stumped. Fortunately, in my darkest hour, I quite literally had my answer phoned in to me.