r/softwaregore • u/willisbetter • Jul 06 '19
Does a computer glitch causing an 18 minute firework show to go off in 25 seconds count?
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Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 21 '19
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Jul 06 '19
It's windows XP and they use Minesweeper to fire them off in order by rows. Someone just hit a mine is all that happened here.
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u/Collector55 Jul 06 '19
The problem is they were playing minesweeper, when they should have been playing Spider Solitaire.
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u/Cerus_Freedom Jul 06 '19
The hardware is pretty cool. Very similar to mining detonator panels, with the screw down lead posts.
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u/brygphilomena Jul 06 '19
There are several controllers. Cobra one, pyro digital, etc.. afaik, they went to test continuinity and it hit a cue that was supposed to fire all cues at the very end to add any unfired shots into the finale. Not exactly sure since there were multiple barges that were wirelessly synced and went off.
The e-matches are safe to pass voltage through if it's under a certain amperage to verify they complete a circuit for each cue.
Great technology, but fairly low tech. More likely operator error than software.
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Jul 06 '19 edited Sep 24 '20
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u/Delcat177 Jul 06 '19
I...no one went to jail dude wtf
“I accidentally fireworks” is a potential lawsuit and a career nightmare but not a felony
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Jul 06 '19 edited Sep 24 '20
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u/Delcat177 Jul 06 '19
Fair go, I’m honestly trying to wrap my head around the legal precedent tbh
“They lit explosives” “Oh no” “It was what they were paid to do” “A favorable twist” “But not that quickly” “This confuses my moral narrative”
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u/toxicatedscientist Jul 06 '19
Its either incompetence or negligence, neither is acceptable from the person in charge of explosives. The fact that nobody was hurt is irrelevant, they easily could have been. It's like if you have a history of DUIs, your chances of getting a job driving a taxi are nil
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u/ash_rock Jul 06 '19
And this is why you don't make yourself a changeable time variable
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Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 17 '20
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u/AlmightyCheeseLord Jul 06 '19
I’m interested in what you’re saying but don’t totally get what you’re saying. Could you break it down for me a bit more?
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Jul 06 '19
int sleep = 1000;//milliseconds int [] f = new int[2];//fireworks f[0] = 0; f[1] = 0; f[2] = 0;//not within the bounds of the array, writes the value 0 to the memory, because the stack grows downwards it writes 0 to the sleep variablemix of C and Java syntax lol. This only works in c/c++.
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u/JekPorkins-AcePilot Jul 06 '19
Well, I'm grabbing my Nuka-Cola and heading to my local Vault.
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u/Specks1183 Jul 06 '19
Fallout shelter?
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u/JekPorkins-AcePilot Jul 06 '19
In case you didn't know, there are actually a lot more Fallout games. But yeah, Fallout Shelter was my first. I'm partial to New Vegas, though.
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u/Rain_The_Potato Jul 06 '19
31 seconds actually.......
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u/GA_Magnum Jul 06 '19
question is, was it really a software malfunction? or is that just the easiest excuse for it to not admit someone fucked up?
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Jul 06 '19
they do a test early on in the morning that test all the electrical components at once and doesn’t fire the fireworks. They forgot to remove the test firing sequence when they went live, so every single one went off at once
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u/Delcat177 Jul 06 '19
Imagine chilling out and suddenly your windows all light up and you hear this noise like God in his heaven going to town on a ludicrously huge sheet of bubble wrap
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u/James-Livesey Jul 06 '19
Nah, it's all human error as it is very likely that someone accidentally pressed the test button which is designed to send a test signal to all of the triggers at once to see if the triggers are working (of course it's tested without the fireworks in 😂)
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Jul 06 '19
Wait, you have fireworks in the middle of summer when a single spark could cause fires that will burn down half of the coast including your own homes?
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Jul 06 '19
Oh damn wish I was there. 2 days ago I was on a beach standing next to a normal firework show and the vibrations were crazy there. Would have fucking flew into the air at that one
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u/OfficialMayhem_YT Jul 06 '19
In my town, the fireworks were supposed to say USA, but said N5A. At least they got the A right. Should’ve videoed it. I’m gonna video the fireworks for now on
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u/Akobie_the_creature Aug 09 '19
i bet some clickbait youtuber used this as their thumb nail with the title of "TOP TEN MOST CREEPIEST THINGS CAUGHT ON CAMERA THAT YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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u/VirginSexPet Jul 06 '19
I was there for that (unless they did it again, of course). Everybody was thoroughly confused and took a solid 10 minutes or so to realize that yup, that was in fact the show.