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Veritasium

The Universe is Hostile to Computers

About this video

Veritasium explains how cosmic rays and other particles flip bits in computer memory, with examples including a Belgian election count error, plane incidents and game glitches. It is inspired by a RadioLab episode on bit flips.

Keep your curiosity going.

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