things that are turing-complete that shouldn't be ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! computers are hiding everywhere ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! normally we only expect things like programming languages or computers to be turing-complete so i always get a little excited when i find turing completeness in other places this is a list of things i've come across that have turned out to be turing-complete even though they have no business doing computations * microsoft powerpoint (paper [pdf, 5 pg, 1.01 MB], video [5:33]) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - written by peter beard on 2026-03-19, last updated 2026-03-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -