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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (3112)	11/6/1999 12:54:00 AM
From: barry fowler	Read Replies (3) of 15615

>> are always laid on the ocean floor, and never draped between high mountain peaks in deep water. Just imagine the strain on the cable if this were _not_ the case. I'd think that the tension created by underwater currents would be enough to snap a pretty strong cable. That'd be an interesting calculation -- how far could the cable be "dangled" given known currents and not snap? >> You also imply that the present ring which is being used is self-healing I don't think he said "self-healing". I'm also an engineer and work around other engineers that maintain fiber in our facility. Those individuals tell me they have a device they install on one end of the cable which tells them very precisely where the problem is along the cable. So, Mr. Newmann's reply to this part is credible.

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