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Oakland Coliseum uses cups taped to ceiling to stop leaks

December 9, 2015 by Larry Brown • Comments
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Just how janky and low-budge can you get? For the Oakland Coliseum, it seems like there is no floor.

Kansas City Chiefs fans and media in attendance for Sunday’s Week 13 clash with the Raiders in Oakland last weekend shared some photos on Twitter showing the high-tech way the stadium has dealt with some leaks.

Yes those are cups taped to the ceiling to help w leaks #NOT Arrowhead @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/MgIZPNNHw9

— Kendall Gammon (@KendallGammon) December 6, 2015

Can't imagine why the Raiders want to go to LA. pic.twitter.com/H9iHP0SOZn

— Nate Wetmore (@n8more) December 6, 2015

That is some seriously complex engineering.

Between this and some of the disgusting sewage leaks they’ve had at the stadium, it’s understandable why the Raiders have been lobbying for a move to Los Angeles. Some of the conditions at the Oakland Coliseum are just embarrassing.

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