hat tip to roaminggamer, fe here: http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/49988-is-this-faster-issue-1/
but taking it yet one step further/faster, for anyone interested
three parts, starting here:
http://davebollinger.org/corona-quick-thought-game-entity-loop-performance-part-1/
(“pro’s” likely already know the material, but might offer something new to others)
cheers,
dave