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When crossing the Atlantic and other big oceans, do the cables actually rest on the ocean floor or do they float?
by justhw 11y ago
When crossing the Atlantic and other big oceans, do the cables actually rest on the ocean floor or do they float?
- Synaesthesia 11y agoThey're laid at the bottom of the ocean.
- ksec 11y agoThen how would sharks bite them?
- rgbrenner 11y agoit has been speculated that sharks are attracted to the magnetic field created by the high voltage carried through the cables, which resembles those created by fish. Article includes video of shark biting cable: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/14/google-undersea-fibre-optic-cables-shark-attacks http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/14/google-und...