[p0w3n3d]

  A CRYPTO NERD'S IMAGINATION:

  HIS LAPTOP'S ENCRYPTED.
  LET'S BUILD A MILLION-DOLLAR CLUSTER TO CRACK IT.

  NO GOOD! IT'S 4096-BIT RSA!

  BLAST! OUR EVIL PLAN IS FOILED!"

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  WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN:

  HIS LAPTOP'S ENCRYPTED.
  DRUG HIM AND HIT HIM WITH THIS $5 WRENCH UNTIL HE TELLS US THE PASSWORD.

Note1: xkcd/538

Note2: I'm missing images on hacker news. I understand why they are absent here though

[ninju]

Full link for that like to click :-)

https://xkcd.com/538/