Incorrect Power of Two Operator

Fix incorrect power of two operator #56 2^16 is 2 x 2 x 16 which equals 18, not 2 to the power of 16 which is 65536 Why is 2^16 wrong ? Shouldn't it result in exactly the same ? Why is 2^16 wrong ? Shouldn't it result in exactly the same ? Because 2^16 isn't a power of two operation, it's 2 x 16, which equals 18. Gcc 15.1 gives a warning about this.

A screenshot of a GitHub issue and discussion about an incorrect power-of-two operator. The joke comes from confusing exponentiation with multiplication and claiming that 2^16 means 2 × 2 × 16, producing 18 instead of 65536. It is used as a reaction to confidently incorrect programming or technical explanations.

• @gentoomemes / 17876 2025-07-11