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    Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
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    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    Are you sure that's not a giant red insect that landed on a map of the world?
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    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    So does anyone else want to play RISK now?
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    Image of Maksimir Maksimir
    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    so all these cables are not rotting on the bottom of the ocean? Were they copper cables? if so, there's a lot of free copper lying around down there..
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    02/10/09

    @Maksimir: I would guess that after over 100 years, the insulation in the cables will have worn out and that the copper will have been corroded by seawater.
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    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    slave labor at its finest, beautiful
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    02/10/09

    @applesgoinpies: Probably true.


    So are these communication cables useless now? Why can't they be used?

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    02/10/09

    @mynameisjoe: Satellites.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    This also illustrates how much business has moved to the West Coast of the US from 100 years ago.
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    02/10/09

    @Curves: where do you get that from?


    West coast is more about entertainment than business.


    The East coast is still a key hub for much of the national and international communications activity... the total coverage has just broadened since 1901.

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    02/10/09

    @freelunch: I daresay that the folks in SanFran, Redmond or Seattle (etc) might disagree with you.
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    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    This would make a nice wallpaper... got a high res version?
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    02/10/09

    @rockstarjoe: seconded
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    Image of alexvanduyn alexvanduyn
    02/10/09

    In reply to Eastern Telegraph's Vast Network of Undersea Cables, Circa 1901
    That map looks like shipping routes, only ships don't cross land, but for the rest of it, global shipping routes.
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    02/10/09

    @Alex Van Duyn: Shipping routes are the most direct lines between major cities, so it's natural that they would lay cables there as well. Plus, they must have used ships to lay the cables to begin with.
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