Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Puzzler

Constant Readers...Help me out here.

Inside the NBC Network Ops Center at the IBC in Vancouver there is a ladder...
For use in all tasks that would be considered "Ladder Intensive".


Exhibit A: Ladder

What is this?
Some kind if organic growth on the ladder?

Exhibit B: Ladder detail

Seems to be...
Barnacles.

Balanus balanoides

The puzzler-
Why would a ladder in a network operations center be encrusted with barnacles?

Anyone got any ideas?

TBG- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

4 comments:

Bug said...

Maybe you should consider it a hint, and not put anything important lower than the 2nd rung.

I know another venue that used to flood waist deep quite often and has even been know to rain beer and soda into the webteam room.

Old Grouch said...

Former executives?

Annie in SC said...

Well, you know that part of the world used to be part of the Pacific Ocean ...

The Big Guy said...

All good guesses...

I'm just hoping to find an office chair with a growth of Crassostrea gigas...

I'm bringing some Tabasco and horseradish back with me in February...