Posted on 04/04/2014 12:48:19 PM PDT by smokingfrog
DETROIT (AP) — Mazda announced on Friday that it is recalling more than 40,000 Mazda 6 cars in the United States, because spiders can weave a web in a vent hose and cause the fuel tank to crack.
The recall involves cars from the 2010 through 2012 model years equipped with 2.5-liter engines. Mazda recalled cars in 2011 for the same problem, for which it put covers on the vent line, but has since discovered that spiders can still get past them.
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Careful, the global warming crowd will get the spiders on the endangered species list and then use that to shut down the evil auto industry.
Spider silk is just amazing stuff. Compared to a steel wire of the same thickness, spider web has a heavier breaking strength, is more flexible and lighter.
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