Because to hack something is to cheat to make it easier by cutting
corners I agree with you, when a computer is hacked it used to mean
you've been got by a virus but, words' meanings change for example, sick
used to mean someone was poorly, ill. Nowa...
Maybe my eggs are smaller but I cook for 3 and a half minutes and they
are spot on. If I cooked for 6 minutes they would be hard boiled Trial
and error
In olden times, hatters held mercury in their mouth to spray on to top
hats and was buffed to a shine. Due to the mercury affecting the memory
and causing loss of senility, this is how the term 'Mad as a hatter'
came about