def _ie_8_load_support_scripts(germanium, original_function, *args, **kw):
    """
    Since the support scripts are quite big, they should be loaded independently.
    """
    if germanium.js('return !window.__GERMANIUM_EXTENSIONS_LOADED'):
        germanium.load_script('germanium-ie8-getComputedStyle.js')
        for script_name in germanium._scripts_to_load:
            germanium.load_script(script_name)
        germanium.load_script('germanium-extensions-loaded.js')
