How Do You Fix an Undersea Cable?

[Big Booger]

Powerful earthquakes near Taiwan shut off international phone and Internet service for the Far East just after Christmas. Five repair ships have been working on the damaged undersea cables since late last week. How do you repair a cable that's lying across the ocean floor?

RTR:
http://www.slate.com/id/2156987

Mp3 Version:
http://media.slate.com/podcast/Explainers/070109-CableFix.mp3

Can you imagine telling people that you are a cable joiner for an undersea fiber optic cable? Would make a hell of a conversation starter in some circles...

"Welcome Lord of the Fiber Pipe" :)

[Conan]

This has created havoc for our local ISP's. Internet is very slow and a lot of sites don't load.:(

[egghead]

hey?......

I was hoping to hear something about this post without clicking the link.....

no short intros? for what it is about????

i don't want to watch a movie unless the stories good
;o
hehe

Eggead

[egghead]

i have not clicked the link yet and hope to hear a short line about the link and contents

[Big Booger]

It's ａｎ MP3 file egghead. Click the link, I promise you won't get herpes. :D