# Persistence. I Has It. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920 "2008-02-24T04:27:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/1 "2008-02-24T04:27:56Z")
[Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNMaP9i82w&eurl=http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/). Note the sequential thread possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/2 "2008-02-24T05:13:58Z")
You can’t tell me somebody’s not on the other side of the door, holding it shut. Has to be. I’ve known hamsters to squeeze through smaller spaces than that, most notably the gap between the bottom tray and the cage. Thus, we have an evil _homo sapiens_ willfully ignoring the desires of its hamster overlord. I bet punishment ensued once his Lordship finally did get through the door… warning: link plays music ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/3 "2008-02-24T05:37:29Z")
Holding it shut or not, that’s just damned cute. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/4 "2008-02-24T05:48:57Z")
You really want to try this again, LOUNE? SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/5 "2008-02-24T06:01:51Z")
That’s not what this is intended to be, kind sir. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/6 "2008-02-24T06:05:12Z")
In that case, cool video. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/7 "2008-02-24T10:58:40Z")
Looks like the hamster just got the wrong side of the door. Darn cute video, though. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/8 "2008-02-24T11:16:26Z")
I didn’t finish watching the video to the end. Did he make it through? I sure hope so! ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/9 "2008-02-24T14:38:32Z")
I’m going to have to buy a hamster now (after watching 3 of the videos). Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/10 "2008-02-24T16:13:08Z")
Jerry, Quick hire this hamster to run on the wheel that powers the server. It will eliminate all of our speed complaints. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/11 "2008-02-24T16:50:51Z")
Awwww, dat shew waz cute. Wit his wittle feetzies fwippin and fwappin wike dat and his wittle whiskews – Hey, why am I talking like that?! Curses, LOUNE! (ans yeas, he got thwew da open end of da doow) ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/12 "2008-02-24T17:52:46Z")
Now, see, a _rat_ wouldn’t have needed two minutes and eight seconds to figure that out… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistence-i-has-it/438920/13 "2008-02-24T21:17:57Z")
[QUOTE=flodnak] Now, see, a _rat_ wouldn’t have needed two minutes and eight seconds to figure that out… 😛 [/QUOTE] A rat also wouldn’t have had Queen as the soundtrack. A rat would have had [these](http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images/blog/Sarah/ratt.jpg) guys.