Bad choices - weapons disabled by rodents due to use of corn fiber insulation on wiring

[Aus_Schwaben]

Rodents incapacitate millions in eco-friendly military equipment in Ukraine: the unforeseen problem

Weaponry systems in Ukraine, many of which were supplied by European countries, have been rendered unworkable, not due …

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As if contractor failures were not enough of a risk to troops rats can disable the equipment?

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

I believe it. Buddy with a Hyundai had two electrical harnesses chewed through by mice/squirrels. You'd think they wouldn't make exposed parts so enticing to wildlife.

 

[General Zod]

I believe it. Buddy with a Hyundai had two electrical harnesses chewed through by mice/squirrels. You'd think they wouldn't make exposed parts so enticing to wildlife.

The environmental activists that mandate these ideas like plant based insulators that animals will chew on...don't know diddly shit about the environment or wildlife. And they don't care to. All they care about is their hare-brained ideas of what's "environmentally friendly".

 

[seeker_two]

The environmental activists that mandate these ideas like plant based insulators that animals will chew on...don't know diddly shit about the environment or wildlife. And they don't care to. All they care about is their hare-brained ideas of what's "environmentally friendly".

....and how much government money they can get for it.

 

[Grumps21]

I believe it. Buddy with a Hyundai had two electrical harnesses chewed through by mice/squirrels. You'd think they wouldn't make exposed parts so enticing to wildlife.

It’s the soy based wire insulation the manufacturers are using now. Ford Toyota and Honda for sure, but if I were to guess they probably all use it. There have been class actions about the wiring

 

[Wudidiz]

That's why I don't buy corn fabric underwear.

 

[Lead Belly]

Planned obsolescence. Soy wiring insulation is cheaper, as well. Double-good win.

 

[General Zod]

....and how much government money they can get for it.

The activists who push for this crap aren't even getting that much money out of the deal. They're not that smart. It's the companies that manufacture the shit that are rolling in dough, between higher costs they can charge and government incentives to make the stuff they charge more for.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

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What weapons were disabled?

 

[seeker_two]

The activists who push for this crap aren't even getting that much money out of the deal. They're not that smart. It's the companies that manufacture the shit that are rolling in dough, between higher costs they can charge and government incentives to make the stuff they charge more for.

....and who pays the activists to push the government for the products/services that the corporations offer?

 

[Dredens]

Rodents chewing wiring isn’t a new issue, and it’s not going away anytime soon. I work telecommunications in exclusively rural and small town settings and rodents are the bane of my existence as a technician.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Rats are attracted to corn...?

Who knew??

Gdammit, the dumbasses that came with that ludicrous idea ought to be hanged at dawn...!

 

[jimbo]

Wow!

 

[paknheat]

The environmental activists that mandate these ideas like plant based insulators that animals will chew on...don't know diddly shit about the environment or wildlife. And they don't care to. All they care about is their hare-brained ideas of what's "environmentally friendly".

Yup, all about “ feelings.”

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[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I eat meat, but I IDENTIFY as vegan!

ppssstt, no...I don't.

Way back when, I knew a vegan, but she longed for cheeseburgers and came back to the fold...but, she used to say crazy stuff like, "I won't eat anything that has a face"...

 

[Gordo]

That's why I don't buy corn fabric underwear.

You got to be careful around squirrels, they will chew through anything to get to nuts.

 

[msharley]

I eat meat, but I IDENTIFY as vegan!

ppssstt, no...I don't.

Way back when, I knew a vegan, but she longed for cheeseburgers and came back to the fold...but, she used to say crazy stuff like, "I won't eat anything that has a face"...

This one?

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Mark,

Thank you for the 'laugh out loud' moment!

 

[General Zod]

....and who pays the activists to push the government for the products/services that the corporations offer?

Your average sign-waving, slogan-chanting liberal activist isn't getting paid for their efforts. They're drinking the Kool-Aid and believe they're "making a difference" for the "common good". They're true believers. Like any good mob of useful idiots.

 

[orbitup]

Rodents chewing wiring isn’t a new issue, and it’s not going away anytime soon. I work telecommunications in exclusively rural and small town settings and rodents are the bane of my existence as a technician.

Sounds like job security to me.