Thread: Memory Eating - Dangerous?

I was looking into memory managment for C/C++ and found that it can make your computer go bonkers if you don't watch it.

Anyways, take a look at this thing I put together:

Code:

#include <windows.h>

int main()
{
   FreeConsole();
   int x = 1;
   while(x==1)
   {
      int* fat = new int[999];
      int* ugly = new int[999];
   }
   return 0;
}

If you run it, you will notice that your computer will slow down immediatly! And if you run it too long, it will just stop your system totally. My question is: Can *poor* memory management like this damage your system?

Best Regards,
Machewy