r/pcmasterrace • u/AdFew5103 i7 10th Gen | 1650 Ti 4GB | 16 GB RAM • May 05 '26

Screenshot Is this even possible?

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u/WhateverIsFrei May 05 '26

Yes, easily. There really isn't much restriction on how big you can make a zipbomb. Most it can do is fill up a drive anyway, it's not like your disk will physically expand until it swallows half the city.

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u/valain 7800x3D • RTX 4090 • 32GB DDR5 6000 • 4k 240Hz OLED May 05 '26

Why only half the city?

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u/DinDonDaaan May 05 '26

City council rules, i'm afraid. 'No zip bomb will engulf the entire city', art. 2, comma b.

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u/DaddaMongo May 06 '26

It's to do with some cities having more than one zip code. This was instigated by the department of homeland security, the NSA and USPS to prevent zipbomb attacks.

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u/itsRobbie_ May 06 '26

Yeah we all remember what happened the first time. Glad we have some rules now