Quiz

Q:What takes more energy:
a.Increment a number from 0 to 2^128-1 using 2^128 increment instructions, with a CPU running at 3GHZ at exact 50 Joules/Seconds(50watt).
b.boil off the oceans on Earth.(defined as 5.58072e30 Joules)

>>1
incrementing a number from x to y requires y-x increment instructions. to increment from 0 to 2^128-1 you'd need 2^128-1 instructions, not 2^128.