Oops! Typo Nightmare: Text at 52.2 Light-Years High

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The discussion revolves around humorous coding mishaps caused by typographical errors. Participants share experiences where simple mistakes in code led to exaggerated or unintended outcomes. One user accidentally set table cell widths to 5000%, resulting in a comically large layout, while another mistakenly altered font size to an astronomical height due to a key mispress. Additional anecdotes include a coding error that led to a program disappearing instead of exiting properly. The overall tone is light-hearted, emphasizing the need for caution when coding to avoid such amusing but frustrating errors.
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I meant to type
<table><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%"></td></tr></table>

but instead I accidentally typed
<table><tr><td width="5000%"></td><td width="5000%"></td></tr></table>

When it let go I just about lost an eye.




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I meant to type
body{ font-size: 16px; }
but my finger missed the x and hit the c next to it. Now my text is 52.2 light years high.




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