diff --git a/bad_alloc.cc b/bad_alloc.cc
--- a/bad_alloc.cc
+++ b/bad_alloc.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     rlim.rlim_max = 1.25 * megs;
     if (megs > (4 * 1024 * 1024))
         return setrlimit (RLIMIT_AS, &rlim);
+
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
         cout << e.what () << " after " << i << " iterations" << endl << endl;
         cout << "Would you like to see the full error message? (y/n) ";
         cin >> action;
-		v.resize(0);
+        v.clear();
         switch (action) {
         case 'y':
             throw;