{"id":87116,"date":"2018-12-20T08:40:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=87116"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:26:47","slug":"storage-pod-dominoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/storage-pod-dominoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Pod Dominoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-zIBLvCaR\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods.jpg\" alt=\"Storage Pod dominoes\" width=\"1440\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods-560x319.jpg 560w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/sacto_pods-220x124.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs we\u2019re lightening things up in time for the holidays, we decided to share this little video that\u2019s been <em>internal only<\/em> for a while. We figured it could be a fun little holiday gift for our fans!<\/p>\n<p>While we do have giveaways for hardware when we can, sometimes we do have to get rid of things in a somewhat unceremonious manner. Last summer we had a bit of housekeeping to do with inoperable storage pods and decided to have some fun with chassis that were destined for the recycling heap. It took a while in the sweltering Sacramento heat, but we hope you enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Backblaze Storage Pod Dominos\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYKgIPphE50?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019re lightening things up in time for the holidays, we decided to share this little video. 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