"That's how floating point errors and triangle numbers solved a mystery."
10 hours ago
- #floating point errors
- #bug definition
- #Minecraft
- Minecraft's complex nature makes it difficult to distinguish bugs from intended features.
- Fall damage logic includes exceptions for boats, except at specific heights (12, 13, 49, 51, 111, 114, 198, 202, 310, 315 blocks), which is a bug.
- The bug-related numbers follow a non-random mathematical pattern, explored by Matt Parker in a video.
- This highlights the broader challenge of defining what constitutes a bug in software.