Undersea cables 1901 vs. 2008


  1. Airbot
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    Undersea cables 1901 vs. 2008


    Kind of neat, two pictures showing the undersea cables in 1901 and today.


    Cables are what make all of our connections possible; everything from your internet to you TV is possible thanks to cables that span the globe.
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  3. Chappy
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    One thing I noticed....we can draw straight lines now, looks like they couldn't do that back then
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  4. Airbot
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    Nah, they couldn't.
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  6. Barman58
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    They're not straight lines they're curves of infinite radius
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  7. Anthony
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    Here is some videos of Laying Fiber Optic Under Sea.....
    Intresting stuff...
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  8. daniel2
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    thats great! thanks for sharing.
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  10. swarfega
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    Submarine Cable Map 2009: Maps: TeleGeography Research
    you can buy the 2008 map for a snip at $250!
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  11. Chappy
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    Barman58 said:
    They're not straight lines they're curves of infinite radius
    LOL!

    Guess that old adage of shortest distance between two points thing didn't take that into account eh..
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  12. swarfega
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    tbh I think its a different style of drawing using curvy lines instead of straight ones. Neigher map could be taken for accuracy.
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