Mad scientist creates nine-part obstacle course to test the mettle of his backyard's squirrels

Mark Rober is a former NASA scientist who has now decided to apply his skills to more earthly problems, like the fact that squirrels keep trying to eat all the bird seed out of the feeders in his backyard. In an attempt to defeat the furry bandits, he created an intricate rodent obstacle course last year… which the squirrels quickly overcame. Now, having spent more time studying his adversaries, Rober’s returned with a new, even more elaborate maze.
In a video showing his absurd creation, Rober says, “I never thought I’d be that crazy guy in the neighborhood obsessing over the squirrels, but they started it first when they would constantly pillage the bird seed from any bird feeder I would put up.” After two months spent building a course designed “to test [the squirrels’] mental limits and their physical limits,” Rober was finally able to test out his ridiculously complex construction.