So how  could a failure mode like this slip through the cracks, both figuratively and literally?

那么，无论从象征意义上还是从字面意义上来说，这样的故障模式如何能够逃脱裂缝呢？

As for the second cable, the engineers suggested a likely failure mode to be corrosion of the steel.

至于第二根电缆，工程师建议可能的故障模式是钢材腐蚀。

And the moment they get to six, they just kinda, it's a failure mode essentially as far as humans are concerned, 'cause they're just start chilling.

当他们达到六个时，就人类而言， 这本质上是一种失败模式，因为他们刚刚开始感到寒冷。

There's also been other blog posts about this precise thing using you know a transient electrical fault to get a failure mode that's advantageous to doing a penetration test.

也有其他博客文章关于这种精确的事情，使用你知道的瞬时电气故障来获得一种故障模式，这对进行渗透测试是有利的。