gistfile1.js

    explodeObservers: function(prototype) {
      // called before prototype.observe is chained to inherited object
      var o = prototype.observe;
      if (o) {
        var exploded = {};
        for (var n in o) {
          var names = n.split(' ');
          for (var i=0, ni; ni=names[i]; i++) {
            exploded[ni] = o[n];
          }
        }
        prototype.observe = exploded;
        //console.log(o, exploded);
      }
    },