Outages

If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper cable, Virgin have
suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats up in Jockland.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10..._downs_virgin/

On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:27:37 +0100, Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper cable, Virgin have
>suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats up in Jockland.
>
>

About 20 years ago I was investigating the failure of a fibre optic
connection between two computers. The cable looked as if it had been
chewed. When I told the company that were responsibly for the cable
the reply was something about f...ing rats. I did not believe rats
would damage fibre optic but it seems at least one rat has got the
taste for glass!

Steve

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On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:26:58 +0100
Stephen Wolstenholme <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:27:37 +0100, Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper cable,
> >Virgin have suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats
> >up in Jockland.
> >
> >
>
> About 20 years ago I was investigating the failure of a fibre optic
> connection between two computers. The cable looked as if it had been
> chewed. When I told the company that were responsibly for the cable
> the reply was something about f...ing rats. I did not believe rats
> would damage fibre optic but it seems at least one rat has got the
> taste for glass!
>
> Steve
>

Now, if only fibre-optic material retained some of the light
bouncing around inside even after it was disconnected, then we would
have rats that glowed in the dark. Spooky.
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On 13/10/2011 02:27, Jon wrote:
>
> If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper cable, Virgin have
> suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats up in Jockland.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10..._downs_virgin/
>
>
Clearly Virgin made the mistake of installing deep-fried,
chocolate-coated fibre...
;-)

George

George Weston wrote:
> On 13/10/2011 02:27, Jon wrote:
>>
>> If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper cable,
>> Virgin have
>> suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats up in Jockland.
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10..._downs_virgin/
>>
>>
> Clearly Virgin made the mistake of installing deep-fried,
> chocolate-coated fibre...
> ;-)
>
> George
Whe I were working on the software of a submarine fiber repeater, they
story was that the insulation round the cables tasted like chocolate to
sharks...


...the newer cables were sheathed in something else..

On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:34:33 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> George Weston wrote:
> > On 13/10/2011 02:27, Jon wrote:
> >>
> >> If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper
> >> cable, Virgin have
> >> suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats up in
> >> Jockland.
> >>
> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10..._downs_virgin/
> >>
> >>
> > Clearly Virgin made the mistake of installing deep-fried,
> > chocolate-coated fibre...
> > ;-)
> >
> > George
> Whe I were working on the software of a submarine fiber repeater,
> they story was that the insulation round the cables tasted like
> chocolate to sharks...
>
>
> ..the newer cables were sheathed in something else..

Ok. Who talked to the sharks to find out what chocolate was to them?
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Davey wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:34:33 +0100
> The Natural Philosopher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> George Weston wrote:
>>> On 13/10/2011 02:27, Jon wrote:
>>>> If it wasn't bad enough with the pikeys stealing BT's copper
>>>> cable, Virgin have
>>>> suffered problems with their fibre being scoffed by rats up in
>>>> Jockland.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10..._downs_virgin/
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Clearly Virgin made the mistake of installing deep-fried,
>>> chocolate-coated fibre...
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> George
>> Whe I were working on the software of a submarine fiber repeater,
>> they story was that the insulation round the cables tasted like
>> chocolate to sharks...
>>
>>
>> ..the newer cables were sheathed in something else..
>
> Ok. Who talked to the sharks to find out what chocolate was to them?
I was never told ;-)

On 13/10/2011 17:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> Ok. Who talked to the sharks to find out what chocolate was to them?
> I was never told ;-)

Sorry to ruin a good story, but I heard it was due to them being
sensitive to electric fields.

Andy

Andy Champ wrote...

>
> On 13/10/2011 17:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> >> Ok. Who talked to the sharks to find out what chocolate was to them?
> > I was never told ;-)
>
> Sorry to ruin a good story, but I heard it was due to them being
> sensitive to electric fields.
>

Didn't that knowledge lead to the US using dolphins to find submarines ?

On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:30:01 +0100
Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Andy Champ wrote...
>
> >
> > On 13/10/2011 17:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> > >> Ok. Who talked to the sharks to find out what chocolate was to
> > >> them?
> > > I was never told ;-)
> >
> > Sorry to ruin a good story, but I heard it was due to them being
> > sensitive to electric fields.
> >
>
> Didn't that knowledge lead to the US using dolphins to find
> submarines ?
>

http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sti/publi...evd/intro.html

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