The culprit
the AP Rack
the tub
the gap
not all the tubs have that large of a gap but of course just my luck I randomly put the smallest corn in the slot with the biggest gap. That particular shelf has about a 1/4" gap where as the majority of them have an 1/8" gap. I dont have any issues with the rack its self. i've had it for a few years but i've always used it for baby balls and boas. so theres never been an escape before. I did keep the corns in 6qt with lids until I thought they'd be okay in the 15qt. I was wrong for this little one. lol.