# Minimal working example that demonstrates the danger of type piracy

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, type-piracy\
**Created:** [August 24, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/minimal-working-example-that-demonstrates-the-danger-of-type-piracy/66922 "2021-08-24T16:10:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![CameronBieganek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cameronbieganek/32/6915_2.png) [@CameronBieganek](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CameronBieganek)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/minimal-working-example-that-demonstrates-the-danger-of-type-piracy/66922/1 "2021-08-24T16:10:20Z")

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I understand what type piracy is, but I’m still hazy on exactly what sort of problems it can cause. Can someone provide a minimal working example that demonstrates the unexpected behavior that can result from type piracy?

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