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Re:Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare by Etheryte on Saturday December 07, 2024 @01:24PM (#42351661)
That wouldn't do anything, you'd just be sending it straight to ground.
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Re:Protecting Undersea Internet Cables Is a Tech Nightmare by immibis on Saturday December 07, 2024 @06:29PM (#42353687)
"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
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