In the article About Program Errors and the Destruction of Earth, the author mentioned that when performing large number calculations using Google’s search bar, the presence of a system bug causes the program to produce incorrect results. The article even explains how such a program error could lead to the destruction of Earth (continuing the scare tactics).
Yesterday, the author discovered yet another Google bug, this time involving the large number “8,796,093,022,208”. A closer examination reveals some very interesting facts.
If you still remember, back in junior high school, math exams sometimes included a question like this: “How many times must a piece of paper be folded to reach the Moon?”
Assuming the paper’s thickness is 0.04mm and the average distance between the Earth and the Moon is approximately 385,000 kilometers (rounded to a whole number purely for personal preference), the answer is that folding the paper 43 times would allow someone to climb to the Moon.
Folding 43 times equates to 2 raised to the power of 43, which is exactly the large number “8,796,093,022,208”.
Using the same calculation method as in About Program Errors and the Destruction of Earth, whenever the equation follows the pattern “N – (N – 1)” (where N ≥ 8,796,093,022,208), it produces an incorrect result. The specific calculation is “8,796,093,022,208 – 8,796,093,022,207 = 0”.
If you’re wondering why Google would make such an old-school programming mistake, I think rather than the tired official excuse of a “program error,” perhaps these bugs are actually part of Google’s secret plot to wipe out humanity!? (Grabs popcorn and plops on the couch)
Whether you’re using an iPhone or iPad with built-in Apple iOS, an Acer, HTC, SONY, or Motorola device with Google Android OS, or a Nokia phone with Windows 8, immediately open the calculator on your device and input the aforementioned large number for calculation. Quickly check if your phone is secretly harboring the key to humanity’s extinction! (At the very least, it might help you avoid mistakes on your next math quiz :P)
After all, compared to the hassle of entering calculations in a desktop browser, we’re much more likely to use the calculator on our phones for quick math operations. Don’t you think I’m right?
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