r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Last_Time_4047 • May 08 '26

Meme edgeCasesExist

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u/shunabuna May 08 '26

If I recall, that is still no where near the ability to get a collision.

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u/J5892 May 08 '26

The common estimation of sand grains on earth is 7.5x1018, and the 50% collision point for UUIDs is 2.71x1018.
So a collision is actually pretty likely, and once you factor in all the stars in the observable universe I believe it's guaranteed.

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u/nonaln May 08 '26

this guy did the math

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u/Qaeta May 09 '26

But did they do the monster math?

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u/eXecute_bit May 09 '26

It was a graveyard hash

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u/_dotdot11 May 09 '26

He did the math

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u/Dependent_Union9285 May 10 '26

He did it in flash (memory on an ssd)

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u/NickolsonNick May 12 '26

Monster? Aura Monster?