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Re:Something mighty strange going on here - Fourth cable cut... by willarson on Monday February 04, 2008 @05:41PM (#109349)
It isn't necessarily a coincidence, but couldn't it be reasonable explained that when the first few went down it lead to a higher level of strain and utilization of the remaining cables, thus making them far more likely to break themselves?
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Re:Something mighty strange going on here - Fourth cable cut... by Tichy on Monday February 04, 2008 @07:01PM (#109398)
I don't think the light running through the cables wears them down by much.
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Re:Something mighty strange going on here - Fourth cable cut... by kajecounterhack on Monday February 04, 2008 @10:23PM (#109498)
I think he means currents and normal wear-and-tear?

But again, 4 times...

There is definitely something strange going on.

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Re:Something mighty strange going on here - Fourth cable cut... by yters on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @03:17AM (#110194)
Wasn't the last one due to power failure (extra wear and tear from increased load)?
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