In total, there are hundreds of thousands of kilometers of cable that can lie 8000 metres below the surface—as deep as Mount Everest is tall. So it’s not just a case of popping down to the seafloor to replace a section.
It could be up to two weeks before those cables are fixed, but at least help is on the way for those struggling with slow internet connections.
If your once speedy internet is suddenly lagging, it could have something to do with two very important cables that connect us to the rest of the world.
The headphone-cable-tangle. Possibly one of the most common tech afflictions, and also one of the most mysterious. It plagues us all relentlessly. Even if you put a pair in your pocket, and remain completely still for an hour, the cheeky buggers still tangle themselves up in the most intricate and complex way imaginable.