Lua

function factorial (n)
  if (n <= 1) then return 1 end
  return n*factorial(n-1)
end

И вот является переполнением стека, пойманным в дикой природе:

> print (factorial(234132))
stdin:3: stack overflow
stack traceback:
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    ...
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:3: in function 'factorial'
    stdin:1: in main chunk
    [C]: ?