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Maybe a stupid question, but is it possible to run a power cable next to the internet cables, so any ship dragging its anchor over the cables gets a rude surpri
by logicchains 2y ago
Maybe a stupid question, but is it possible to run a power cable next to the internet cables, so any ship dragging its anchor over the cables gets a rude surprise? Or that wouldn't work underwater?
- Etheryte 2y agoThat wouldn't do anything, you'd just be sending it straight to ground.
- immibis 2y ago"straight to ground" is not how electricity works, but yes, they'd probably just destroy the cable in that spot, and the anchor would have only a slight scar on it at most
- kortilla 2y agoUndersea cables already have electric cables to power the embedded repeaters
- tzs 2y agoA big problem with that in general is that there is an accidental cable cut from a ship about every 3 days on average. Deliberate cable cuts are rare.