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In Spain, several years ago, a group of robbers stole a truck loaded with wire just of its copper. It turned out it was all fiber optics cable...

• Cthulhu_ 7y ago
  I want to believe fiber is cheaper than copper, but that should still have some value, right? Of course, it only has value in its complete wire format, while copper is easily melted down. If it has to remain intact it's likely more traceable.
  • swarnie_ 7y ago
    The people who steal slate or copper probably aren't the kind of people who can sell off kilometres of fiber cabling. Difficulty to offload vs. Value of the product is the main driving factor i would guess.
  • pachico 7y ago
    Yes, they didn't know what it was, to be true.