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Ever wondered if there's a computer program so simple it runs longer than a marathon? Welcome to the Busy Beaver Challenge! This fascinating puzzle in theoretical computer science aims to uncover the longest-running simple program, and the results are so enormous they can't even be expressed with regular math symbols.

It's like trying to measure the length of a spaghetti noodle with an ocean—it’s absurdly complex! In a world where even numbers sometimes feel overwhelming, it’s amusing to think about the limits of computation.

What do you think could be the world's longest-running program? Let your mind wander!

Read more about this incredible journey here:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-find-the-longest-running-simple-computer-program/

#ComputerScience #BusyBeaverChallenge #TheoreticalMath #HumorInScience #LongestProgram

🚀 Ever wondered if there's a computer program so simple it runs longer than a marathon? Welcome to the Busy Beaver Challenge! This fascinating puzzle in theoretical computer science aims to uncover the longest-running simple program, and the results are so enormous they can't even be expressed with regular math symbols. It's like trying to measure the length of a spaghetti noodle with an ocean—it’s absurdly complex! 🤔 In a world where even numbers sometimes feel overwhelming, it’s amusing to think about the limits of computation. What do you think could be the world's longest-running program? Let your mind wander! Read more about this incredible journey here: https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-find-the-longest-running-simple-computer-program/ #ComputerScience #BusyBeaverChallenge #TheoreticalMath #HumorInScience #LongestProgram

The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

The Busy Beaver Challenge, a notoriously difficult question in theoretical computer science, is now producing answers so large they’re impossible to write out using standard mathematical notation.

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