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Lots of fun facts on the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Link > Annual transmission capacity of
by gary_0 3y ago
Lots of fun facts on the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_Link
> Annual transmission capacity of 12.3 TWh.
> The actual cable is made of copper, steel, paper and plastic and weighs about 40 kg per meter.
> It is similar in capacity and length to the UK–Norway North Sea Link.
- o11c 3y ago> weighs about 40 kg per meter For reference, a human child weighs about 15 kg per meter. But since humans grow in 3 dimensions, a healthy adult human will be around 40–45 kg per meter, similar to the cable. In our current overweight society, realistic adult humans are of course heavier.
- chmod775 3y agoCan you convert that to football fields?
- ukoki 3y agoThis is the UK so our standard units for populist science writing are "Wembley Stadiums", "Wimbledon Tennis Courts", and "Royal Albert Halls"
- MagicMoonlight 3y agoWhat’s the cost difference in using people vs cable? If we make the assumption that people can be bought at insurance rates and have equal capacity to a cable.