Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hardware challenge "Having a Blast" from the Google CTF Finals. It can be compared to the "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes".

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The Challenge Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=_8fBHnH4VNE
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Challenge Sources: github.com/google/google-ctf/tree/master/2019/finals/hardware-having-a-blast

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Challenge video
03:41 - Challenge hints
05:31 - Before the first attempt
07:40 - First try
08:33 - Recap of the first attempt
14:00 - Interview: RedRocket
15:00 - Interview: LeavCat-PLUS
15:48 - Challenge discussions
17:03 - Second attempt!
21:05 - Did we win?
21:20 - Interview: Challenge Author
29:00 - Flag distribution to winning teams
30:02 - Fails...
31:14 - Eavesdropping on challenge conversation
36:59 - Challenge summary

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