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The weasel that wasn't
The "weasel" that caused the CERN shutdown was actually a stone marten. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beech_marten
See: UPDATE: Stone Marten is culprit at CERN https://worldradio.ch/news/0516/update-stone-marten-is-culprit-at-cern.html
If you listened to the Breakfast Show this morning, Steve and Katt received an interesting anonymous tip about CERN’s rodent problems last week.
As it turns out, the critter that chewed through the 66,000 volt transformer was in fact NOT a weasel, but a stone marten, otherwise known as a beech marten or a fouine. You heard the scoop here first!
Apparently several of you have had run-ins of your own with the ‘car eating mammal’. Who knew that German or Japanese car parts might taste different? Here’s a few of our favourite comments from listeners:
As it turns out, the critter that chewed through the 66,000 volt transformer was in fact NOT a weasel, but a stone marten, otherwise known as a beech marten or a fouine. You heard the scoop here first!
Apparently several of you have had run-ins of your own with the ‘car eating mammal’. Who knew that German or Japanese car parts might taste different? Here’s a few of our favourite comments from listeners:
