I like that the quick start guide uses /dev/sdz in the examples, so that copy-pasting will generally not work and you don't risk wiping a disk that actually exists.
I’ve seen some mad man on Twitter talking this fun fact that 27th disk on Linux becomes /dev/sdaa and Debian Installer gets pikachu’d at grub-installer step just by having it
So there are exceptions and you said “will generally not work”, damn you nailed it
Get pikachu'd ?
The "surprised Pikachu" [1] meme is essentially the progression of some initial scenario, followed by the most reasonable and likely outcome, followed by a surprised Pikachu face. It's commonly used to for example sarcastically highlight that something that was overlooked should be common sense.