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Re:Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart ... by arethuza on Thursday March 26, 2026 @05:57AM (#47528489)
Our house sits on a small basalt volcanic plug and the solid dark rock lurks not very far under our garden - 100m north of us and its sandstone, 100m south and it is limestone.

Digging a hole of any depth would probably require explosives!

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Re:Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart ... by vlachen on Thursday March 26, 2026 @07:54AM (#47529361)
Hard pass. Karst limestone is bad enough.
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Re:Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart ... by cucumber3732842 on Thursday March 26, 2026 @11:02AM (#47531363)
I'd save a fortune on concrete and rebar if I had high quality bedrock so close.
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