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Kids Write Exact Instructions for a Peanut Butter Sandwich

Josh Darnit · Demo · 7 min · 2017 · YouTube title: Exact Instructions Challenge - THIS is why my kids hate me. | Josh Darnit
Why it's here

HN uses it to teach kids computational thinking and as a joke whenever specs, requirements, or LLM prompts are taken too literally.

What it covers

A family video in which kids write instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a parent follows them exactly as written, with comic results. It demonstrates how precise instructions must be.