The only potential practical use that I can think of, outside of procedurally generated decompression engines, is this: You find yourself on an uncharted deser

The only potential practical use that I can think of, outside of procedurally generated decompression engines, is this: You find yourself on an uncharted desert island with two sailors, a movie star, some other lady, a millionaire and his wife... and a crate of 4k roms. For reasons that would take far too long to explain here - your only salvation is to recreate the Atari game catalog on your coconut game console.