Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A demonstration of merge sort and a two round competition between merge sort and quick sort.
See more details here: udiprod.com/ms-vs-qs
Previous match: youtube.com/watch?v=aXXWXz5rF64
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A demonstration of merge sort and a two round competition between merge sort and quick sort.
See more details here: udiprod.com/ms-vs-qs
Previous match: youtube.com/watch?v=aXXWXz5rF64
Next match: youtube.com/watch?v=H5kAcmGOn4Q
![[Laser] Firing squad synchronization problem](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xV1aKUdlljU/mqdefault.jpg "[Laser] Firing squad synchronization problem
The video shows a theoretical problem in computer science and a solution for it. It is presented as a riddle, but note its not easy to solve.
The shown solution is based on the first solution proposed for this problem. It requires ~3n steps, and 17 states.
See list of states and some additional information here: https://www.udiprod.com/firing-squad-synchronization/")
