Christmas Truck with 3000 Lights
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“Twenty-five years ago, Kris Marshall of Iowa draped a strand of Christmas lights across his pickup truck. Now, eight incarnations later, the Christmas Truck has 3,000lights. Matt Hardigree writes for Jalopnik:
It’s amazingly nontechnical, it’s literally just lights taped to a truck. According to Marshall “It’s not very scientific, it’s a hideous site in the daylight, there’s black tape and wires in the daytime.” But at night it’s amazing. Marshall has used eight trucks and added dozens of strand since, though it’s always a 2WD Chevy/GMC with a regular cab and eight-foot truck bed “the way a truck ought to look.”
By his own estimate there are 50-to-70 strings with a mixture of 50 and 100 lights each, making a conservative estimate of 3,000 lights. There are no LEDs, just the cheap $0.89 strings, though he’d like to add some to take pressure off the taxed generator.”
via Damn Cool Pics
Squirrels go nuts for tasty Christmas lights
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Squirrels are earning a spot on Santa’s naughty list — chewing up Christmas lights around Winnipeg, Canada.
Squirrel expert James Hare said the rodents chew things to wear down their teeth, and the latest LED Christmas light bulbs seem to be a favourite target, being much more appetizing than the old glass bulbs.
Hare said the cheeky little critters are also more likely to snack on LEDs because they can safely get away with it. The lights use a low voltage that saves the animals from electrocution.
original news article: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/12/04/pesky-varmints.html
