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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I had read that they create downforce so they stay put on a conveyor

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That actually makes way more sense why a supercomputer was involved. (Keeping in mind, our phones are likely more powerful than what they are talking about)

Edit: Oh, it's worse than I thought. The CRAY-1 supercomputer is 4.5x slower than a Raspberry Pi.