In C, there may be static variables with infinite lifetime which are locally scoped (module scope or function scope).

This is done to reduce stack usage; it does not mean that these 10000 variables can be accessed from everywhere else.

But I don't want to ruin the "hurr-durr, stupid C programmers" party that the rockstar full-stack webdevs here like to celebrate. Obviously, they know more about embedded software development than people who have worked in this field for several years.