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A comment on Map of Undersea Internet Cables.

Re:Map of Undersea Internet Cables by justhw on Thursday September 03, 2015 @03:08AM (#10163674)
When crossing the Atlantic and other big oceans, do the cables actually rest on the ocean floor or do they float?
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Re:Map of Undersea Internet Cables by Synaesthesia on Thursday September 03, 2015 @03:18AM (#10163696)
They're laid at the bottom of the ocean.
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Re:Map of Undersea Internet Cables by ksec on Thursday September 03, 2015 @03:24AM (#10163706)
Then how would sharks bite them?
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Re:Map of Undersea Internet Cables by rgbrenner on Thursday September 03, 2015 @03:33AM (#10163725)
it has been speculated that sharks are attracted to the magnetic field created by the high voltage carried through the cables, which resembles those created by fish.

Article includes video of shark biting cable: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/14/google-und...

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