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Scale: wrapping all fiber optic cables in a protective metal sheath would be cost prohibitive. Whereas adding a metal sheet to prevent a house from flooding or
by valbaca 6y ago
Scale: wrapping all fiber optic cables in a protective metal sheath would be cost prohibitive. Whereas adding a metal sheet to prevent a house from flooding or someone from getting electrocuted makes sense.
One idea, borrowed from some chainsaw safety pants, would be to wrap the cable in a fiber web sheath that tangles in whatever cutting equipment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5VSivQe760 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5VSivQe760
- jzer0cool 6y agoLiterally took off the pants testing that! I'm unsure how much is worth getting paid to run a self-test. This product looks pretty neat. Half joking, anyone ever, or witnessed getting eletrocuted trying to get the internet / computer working again? This spun threads reminds me of nature. Spiders, silk works spinning web. Wonder if that's where the inspiration came from.
- gknoy 6y agoTIL that Aramid fibers are not just something made up in bideo games. (: Thanks for sharing that.
- dan-robertson 6y agoFibre isn’t usually cut by something like a chainsaw but rather by something like a backhoe, rodent’s teeth (squirrels on overhead lines and rats if they run through utility tunnels), or a gunshot. I doubt these super-long chainsaw chaps would even stand up to a determined rodent.