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"How undersea cables are laid"

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There's an old Wired article written by none other than neal stephenson about the laying of undersea cabling. I believe this is it, though I haven't re-read it yet:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass.html?topic=&topic_set=

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>> ^chilaxe:

If undersea cables get laid in any way similar to myself, I'd rather not watch the video.

If undersea cables get laid in any way similar to myself, I'd rather not watch the video.

> How Undersea Cables Are Laid

Mostly, how they are loaded on ships.

There is another good video out there showing the cable being run from Oregon to Alaska, and it shows the cable laying process very well.