What the SEACOM cable break looked like

[Kevin Lancaster]

What the SEACOM cable break looked like

SEACOM recently experienced a service-affecting outage on its marine system located west of Djibouti in the Red Sea.

 

[access]

cool, i wonder how much tension these cables can handle.

strange that sharks have a taste for these cables too

 

[The_Librarian]

I thought it was a lot fatter?

 

[Chaoticelf]

I thought it was a lot fatter?

That was my thoughts as well

 

[Toxxyc]

cool, i wonder how much tension these cables can handle.

strange that sharks have a taste for these cables too

In terms of pulling strength, these cables can handle A LOT. Once bent though, it snaps relatively easily.

The actual fiber section of the cable is thin enough to pass through the inside of a pencil without touching the sides. It's all the padding, kevlar, steel and waterproofing that makes it thicker.

 

[access]

In terms of pulling strength, these cables can handle A LOT. Once bent though, it snaps relatively easily.

The actual fiber section of the cable is thin enough to pass through the inside of a pencil without touching the sides. It's all the padding, kevlar, steel and waterproofing that makes it thicker.

well i know its a lot

some of the repeaters the submarine cables use are huge too, weigh tons

 

[Toxxyc]

well i know its a lot

Heh. Well, a single strand of unprotected fiber is generally about the thickness of a human hair, and it's impossible for me to break by pulling on both ends with bare hands. I'll cut my fingers before it'll break.

 

[rubber_otter]

I thought it was a lot fatter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7stcJ65_X4