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| Rogue slug blamed for Japanese railway chaos | Rogue slug blamed for Japanese railway chaos |
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| A power cut that disrupted rail traffic on a Japanese island last month was caused by a slug, officials say. | A power cut that disrupted rail traffic on a Japanese island last month was caused by a slug, officials say. |
| More than 12,000 people's journeys were affected when nearly 30 trains on Kyushu shuddered to a halt because of the slimy intruder's actions. | More than 12,000 people's journeys were affected when nearly 30 trains on Kyushu shuddered to a halt because of the slimy intruder's actions. |
| Its electrocuted remains were found lodged inside equipment next to the tracks, Japan Railways says. | Its electrocuted remains were found lodged inside equipment next to the tracks, Japan Railways says. |
| The incident in Japan has echoes of a shutdown caused by a weasel at Europe's Large Hadron Collider in 2016. | The incident in Japan has echoes of a shutdown caused by a weasel at Europe's Large Hadron Collider in 2016. |
| When the animal took a fatal chew on wiring inside a high-voltage transformer, it caused a short circuit which temporarily stopped the work of the particle accelerator. | |
| In Japan, local media on the trail of the slug report that it managed to squeeze through a tiny gap to get into a load disconnector. | In Japan, local media on the trail of the slug report that it managed to squeeze through a tiny gap to get into a load disconnector. |
| A British cousin of the ill-fated mollusc achieved notoriety in 2011, The Guardian reports, when it crawled inside a traffic light control box in the northern town of Darlington and caused a short circuit, resulting in "traffic chaos". | A British cousin of the ill-fated mollusc achieved notoriety in 2011, The Guardian reports, when it crawled inside a traffic light control box in the northern town of Darlington and caused a short circuit, resulting in "traffic chaos". |
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