Former NASA Engineer Builds Squirrel Obstacle Course to Keep Them Out of His Backyard

Former NASA and Apple engineer Mark Rober is known for answering science questions, building intricate structures, and conducting experiments on YouTube.

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Anyone with a bird-feeder knows that squirrels love to steal treats that aren't meant for them. This moved one former NASA and Apple engineer to come up with a clever way to combat these menaces. 

YouTuber Mark Rober is famous for answering science questions, building intricate structures, and conducting engineering experiments on his channel.

That escalated quickly. This somehow had more energy than I anticipated. pic.twitter.com/g8SSpI5u6x

— Mark Rober (@MarkRober) May 14, 2020

He's recently been entangled in a battle with some squirrels who are stealing the walnuts he set out for the birds. 

Some squirrels stole my bird seed, so I’ve basically been spending the whole quarantine engineering my revenge :) pic.twitter.com/kMzFSs9SBL

— Mark Rober (@MarkRober) May 24, 2020

To stop this, Rober spent his time in quarantine creating a Ninja Warrior-esque obstacle course to defeat the squirrels, complete with a rope ladder, mazes, catapults, and other obstacles. But to his surprise, the crafty animals were able to either pass through the course or jump over the hurdles after a few tries. This led Rober to deem squirrels the "parkour masters of the animal kingdom."

Rober's documented the entire process in a nearly 20-minute long video that you can watch above. 

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