One of the most pop YouTube video of 2020 was from former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory railroad engineer Mark Rober whoattempted to ramp up a squirrel - validation obstacle course of instruction . Spoiler warning signal : it was n’t , so a class afterward he ’s trying again , and this meter claim inspiration from movies like Mission Impossible and Ocean ’s Eleven with laser rooms , yap doorway , and rooftop mazes .
Last year ’s experiment was inspire by Rober ’s endeavor to pursue bird watching as a means to endure long hours spend at home during the pandemic lockdowns , but he soon see that no matter how complicated a dame eater he installed , the local squirrel population had no job circumventing their hypothesize “ squirrel - test copy ” countermeasures . And with a history of tackling problems likeporch buccaneer using extreme engineering , Rober figured his background in design component for Mars bird of passage would be more than enough to contrive obstacle that would prevent squirrels from stealing his fruitcake .
Rober ’s old squirrel obstacle course take divine guidance from TV shows like American Ninja Warrior , but this time he turned to some of the most noted caper Hollywood has ever bring to the big screen . Not only would squirrels have to sail a long form and re-start from the beginning every time they failed , but they ’d also have to face obstacles like room occupy with simulated laser tripwires , a helicopter that travels down a ZIP code assembly line , a rooftop snarl designed to emulate a edifice ’s public discussion system , and even a room with a high - roof that can only be escaped using a ladder that lowers when entering a one - button countersign on a bantam computer . The last is a wooden dependable know as “ Fort Knuts ” sate with walnuts protected with a spinning lockup mechanism .
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It took Rober and an confederate about two months to contrive and build the course which appears to take up most of his backyard , but it took a team of four squirrels , let in net favorite ‘ Phat Gus ’ , much less than that to circumvent every challenge and safeguard he ’d put in place . The moral of the level ? When combat squirrel , the only way to win is to put up a few cameras andshare a YouTube videothat racks up over 72.5 million views .
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