The size of a fiber optic wire capable of supplying a home with high speed internet.

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Tarkcanis on March 9th, 2021 at 12:20 UTC »

I work near some of the long haul lines in western Canada, and they terrify me. No mater how accurate of a locate you have it's still gutwrenching diging near that stuff.

BleedingTeal on March 9th, 2021 at 12:29 UTC »

Great photo.

Just in case there is confusion; typically usage of the term wire implies metal is present at the core of composition. However, with fiber optics they would be best referred to as a cable to minimize potential confusion as they are comprised mostly of silica based glass or certain kinds of plastic.

Gizmoed on March 9th, 2021 at 15:47 UTC »

A joint group of researchers from the Netherlands and the US have smashed the world speed record for a fiber network, pushing 255 terabits per second down a single strand of glass fiber.Oct 27, 2014