Local government department calls IT to report that its Wi-Fi network isn’t working, says a pilot fish in the loop.

“We sent out a technician to check into the problem, expecting to find someone had unplugged the power or something minor,” fish says.

“Soon after, IT got a message that it might be a while before the Wi-Fi got fixed. Turns out that the wireless access point in the basement wiring closet stopped working — due to a water leak from a fish tank on the floor above. We figured if it was a big enough leak to go through the floor and into the wiring closet on the floor below, it was more than likely some sort of catastrophic failure.

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