Making Scratch Crash

This article or section documents the current version of Scratch (version 3.0). For this article in Scratch 2.0, see Making Scratch Crash (2.0). For this article in Scratch 1.4, see Making Scratch Crash (1.4).

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The crash screen in Scratch 3.0

There are several methods to make Scratch crash.

One way of making Scratch crash is making a variable or list that will double itself, forcing the Scratch project to lag and then freeze or crash. These methods of making Scratch crash are almost guaranteed.

Note:

In Scratch 3.0, these scripts will make the project crash, but you will not be able to see the variables and lists duplicate.

Methods

Variable Method

when flag clicked
set [variable v] to (. . .::grey)::variables // Set this to anything that is not empty
forever
  set [variable v] to (join (variable) (variable))
end

List Method

when flag clicked
add (. . .::grey) to  [list v]::lists // Set this to anything that is not empty
forever
  add (list) to [list v]
end

Clone Method

when gf clicked
create clone of (myself v)

when I start as a clone
create clone of (myself v)
delete this clone

Custom Block Method

when gf clicked
block // For best results, run without screen refresh.

define block
block

Browser Response

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Browsers may also have a response. Normally it's an error saying "Aw, Snap!" in Chrome, or a frozen tab. Some can even remove all tabs and restart browsers. The exact response and messaging varies by browser.

Snap!

This article or section uses images made with Snap!, a Scratch Modification which allows script formatting. Differences include block multilining and zebra coloring.

In the Scratch Modification BYOB / Snap!, a simple recursive block can be used to freeze the program:

{Freeze Snap!::grey stack}::events hat
warp {
Freeze Snap!::grey
}::grey stack

Alternatively, this script does not need a defined block:

run (the script. Input Names: (src) @delInput @addInput{
run (src) with inputs (src) @delInput @addInput::control
}::#26c926 cap ) with inputs (the script. Input Names: (self) @delInput @addInput{
run (self) with inputs (self) @delInput @addInput::control
}::#26c926 cap ) @delInput @addInput::control