People seem to love these stories even though there's always a boring explanation. 1. Car key fobs aren't working... Mystery! Conspiracy! 2. ... one week goes

People seem to love these stories even though there's always a boring explanation. 1. Car key fobs aren't working... Mystery! Conspiracy! 2. ... one week goes by ... 3. Oh, actually something was broken / someone was doing something stupid. e.x. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19046475 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19046475 cause: "faulty consumer electronic equipment stuck in transmit mode" https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/carstairs-co-op-determines-source-of-interference-that-rendered-vehicle-key-fobs-inoperable-1.4279460 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/carstairs-co-op-determines-source... At least "homemade battery-operated device designed by a local resident" is slightly more interesting.