As a hobby, Calvin maintains a lab in his basement in which he has developed a strain of giant, exploding hamsters. These rodents frequently explode without warning or reason, destroying everything around them. Calvin is extraordinarily careful to keep the hamsters in his basement.

One day, one of the little critters got loose and exploded in Gertrude's garden, destroying all her vegetables.

Using the factors for assessing strict liability set forth by the Restatement (2d) of Torts, or as summarized in the Strict Liability handout, discuss whether Calvin is strictly liable? You must specifically and completely explain how each of the Restatement's factors are, or are not, met.

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