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Written by Jason Howlin on 2024-11-30 at 11:33

I've always wondered about undersea fiber optic cables and how they break, and then how they're repaired... Very cool stuff.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/30/world/africa/subsea-cables.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d04.8bzd.TGinzMFkpkc8&smid=url-share

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Written by Kevin Leecaster on 2024-11-30 at 13:02

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They must have kilometers and kilometers of slack built-in on those cables to be able to lift to them the surface to repair the damage.

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