Did someone open a portal to a parallel universe where everyone sucks at that one left turn?

Sounds like they'll buy a house that's just a pile of wet ashes.

How long did you have to hold that steel rod in place?

You mean the 1972 Andes flight survivors?

Wait, that's actually a huge design flaw if true. Strain gauges are in everything from industrial scales to airplane wings. Moisture is everywhere in real world use. How did engineers not solve that basic problem from the start? It makes the whole sensor seem super fragile for anything outside a lab. That's like building a raincoat that melts in water.