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They actually used to be thinner, especially at shallow depths, but they had to add some extra sheathing because sharks were attracted. They'd go down to fix a
by yompers888 10y ago
They actually used to be thinner, especially at shallow depths, but they had to add some extra sheathing because sharks were attracted. They'd go down to fix a break and find shark teeth embedded in it.
- nstj 10y agoThat's super interesting. Any kind of link perhaps?
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- yompers888 10y agoI recommend searching "sharks eating the internet"so it can become part of your Google history. I searched and found some videos of sharks biting, and some people discounting it.
- bwoj 10y agohttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/its-official-sharks-no-longer-a-threat-to-subsea-internet-cables/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/its-official-shar...