I'd say still no. The actual minimum apple number is probably scouted out already, but it's still tideous, notwithstanding its speedrunability. Leave it as a challenge first.
The first problem is beating the level... I sure as heck am not gonna compete to speedrun to get 1 less apple than somebody else on a hard level. (10+) While, I agree that this move might only be possible for levels 1-3, it still is some effort.
lol i've known about this for months- here's a speedrun with it: 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
@Swskrei, you presented some interesting ideas that no doubt could be used in possible future TAS's. Some examples include the end, where you didn't get the checkpoint but instead died, using iframes to secure a possibly faster time rather than just falling down.
Yeah! Now it seems that there are so many skips! Also, @undeterminstic, are you not gonna retire anymore?