Simple Deadlock Examples

Question

I would like to explain threading deadlocks to newbies. I have seen many examples for deadlocks in the past, some using code and some using illustrations (like the famous 4

Answer 1

I consider the Dining Philosophers problem to be one of the more simple examples in showing deadlocks though, since the 4 deadlock requirements can be easily illustrated by the drawing (especially the circular wait).

I consider real world examples to be much more confusing to the newbie, though I can't think of a good real world scenario off the top of my head right now (I'm relatively inexperienced with real-world concurrency).