Re: Now that's an odd failure mode...

[Philip Dorr <tagno25 () gmail com>]

In this case the cover is a thin, but ridged peice of plastic.  It is
possible that the link stayed up until it rained and the acorns absorbed
water coming in through the hole.
On Jan 30, 2015 4:33 PM, "Larry Sheldon" <larrysheldon () cox net> wrote:

> On 1/30/2015 16:23, Larry Sheldon wrote:
>
> > On 1/30/2015 16:13, Larry Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > > On 1/30/2015 07:36, Valdis Kletnieks wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lauren Weinstein shared a pointer to this video of one of the stranger
> > > > failure modes I've ever seen.....
> > > >
> > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZkAP-CQlhA
> > >
> > > It is actually an execrable add for something--runs forever, finally
> > > followed by a very old video of repairs to a microwave site occasioned by
> > > a woodpecker (or woodpeckers--not squirrels, in any case) using the
> > > enclosure to store acorns.
> > >
> > > I might have still had a valid radio license when I first saw that.
> >
> > Here is the clip (still maligning squirrels) without the ad:
> >
> > http://youtu.be/cZkAP-CQlhA
>
> The questions that have always intrigued me about the clip:
>
> Who made the hole and how long did it take (assumption is "woodpeckers
> made it" but I have no idea how long it took to make the hole).)
>
> HOW did they make it--seems like it would have been like making a hole in
> a bass drum with a finger (lot of bounce, not much cut)?
>
> How long did it take to put that many in, and how many worked on the
> project?
>
> Why didn't some alarm or path measurement disclose the deterioration
> before the cavity was packed so full?
>
> Were the acorns cooked?
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