Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Mouse causes mayhem

PHNOM PENH - A tiny mouse the size of a human toe cut electric power to more than 40 percent of Phnom Penh, Cambodian officials said on Tuesday.

The mouse managed to short circuit a 40-megawatt power plant south of the city, said Chea Sun Hel, director of the power company's distribution department .

"The mouse was as big as a human toe, but it created a big problem," he told Reuters.

Phnom Penh's 1.3 million residents often suffer power cuts the government blames on technical problems.

2 comments:

yellowdoggranny said...

thats like someone farting and blaming it on the dog....

ohhh, the mouse did it...yah, right

dom said...

Well the mouse turned on the kettle ,tv, washing machine and it's pc all at the same time ,without a circuit breaker.