Now that's an odd failure mode...

Fri Jan 30 22:47:50 UTC 2015

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 at 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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