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This is America's top hacker. He can recover any file completely to its original condition.
This is the most powerful paper shredder on Earth. It can destroy all documents thoroughly. Even the US Department of Defense uses this device. So, who will prevail when the two go head-to-head?
His name is Roy. He developed a computer game when he was in middle school. It made him famous all across Florida. Take this translation software, for instance. It can translate all spoken content in real time. He has recently created a new piece of software. It is claimed to be able to restore all types of files.
The man accepting Roy's challenge today is Master Tadashi. The paper shredder developed by Tadashi is known to cut documents into tiny shreds, leaving no chance for any form of recovery. Its design was inspired by an automatic ramen machine.
Traditional basic shredders cannot meet high-security standards. Facts have proven this to be true. During the 1979 Iran hostage crisis at the US Embassy, a large number of classified documents were leaked. This caused tremendous losses to the United States. Drawing lessons from this painful experience, Tadashi invented this most powerful shredder in history.
The key mechanism of this machine lies in its two rollers. The rollers are lined with sharp serrations. It can shred paper into pieces in the blink of an eye.
Here are the rules of the contest. The shredder will cut up a sheet full of text. If Roy can fully restore it within 72 hours, Roy will be declared the winner. If not, Tadashi will win the contest. The contest is about to begin. Feel free to guess who will win.
Roy was stunned as soon as he checked inside the shredder. One single postcard was torn into over 3,000 pieces. Some fragments accidentally dropped onto the floor. The team almost failed to collect all of them.
After gathering every single fragment, Roy and his team began to scan the pieces. The very first step proved to be incredibly difficult. The entire team spent a full 25 hours just finishing the scanning work. They then moved on to the second step of program analysis. Roy quickly managed to piece together the letter S. His assistants also kept working on reassembling the fragment. Roy's team was kept extremely busy. Meanwhile, Tadashi stayed totally relaxed.
45 hours into the contest, Roy still had not made much progress. He came up with a new idea to piece together the pattern on the postcard. The team started the scanning process all over again. They flipped each fragment over and scanned them again. This method was indeed easier than working on the text side. Roy gained full confidence in winning the contest.
Only 10 hours were left before the deadline. Would they succeed in the end? The contest time finally expired. Roy sent the finished work to Tadashi by fax. Did he manage to complete the restoration successfully? The result was disappointing. The fax carried the message that Roy conceded defeat.
The full 72 hours had come to an end. Roy's team only managed to restore a small portion of the postcard. Tadashi claimed the ultimate victory in the end.