Named after the Muppet character Beaker, a Beaker
Moment is a series of actions that a normally level headed individual
will exhibit when reaching a heightened
level of
stress or agitation without being able to constructively control the outburst or by failing to seek assistance in dealing with an increasingly convoluted situation.
The
end result can encompass adverse, out-of-character, uncontrolled outburst in the form of incoherent mutterings and sounds, accompanied by aggressive, multi-directional emails that incite and spin up other parties often spurring on inquisitive looks and head scratchings.
Ultimately a very uncharacteristic outburst of outright frustration, paranoia, and severe agitation.