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Few people realize that to splice an undersea cable, you need two (big) ships. This is because if the cut was where the cable is a mile deep, by the time you br
by gtrubetskoy 11y ago
Few people realize that to splice an undersea cable, you need two (big) ships. This is because if the cut was where the cable is a mile deep, by the time you bring the ends to the surface they will be approximately two miles apart.
- davb 11y agoAren't the cables run with a bit of slack for just this reason?