misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoUnderwater internet cables in Red Sea reportedly damagedwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down14
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minus-squareWeslee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoWhy not just bury them?
minus-squareshadeless@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 months agoBecause it’s one thing to cruise along with a ship and just unspool some cable into the water but a whole other thing to dig hundreds of miles of trenches deep under water.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoPeople with shovels don’t like to get wet.
minus-squareHauntedCupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoIt’s more expensive, especially in super deep water
Why not just bury them?
Because it’s one thing to cruise along with a ship and just unspool some cable into the water but a whole other thing to dig hundreds of miles of trenches deep under water.
People with shovels don’t like to get wet.
It’s more expensive, especially in super deep water