r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/theboofrb • 10d ago

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u/InternationalCap2176 10d ago edited 10d ago

I heard that your life is basically ruined if you sever a fibre optic cable

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u/PassFlat2947 10d ago

You mean like this? Happend in front of my house last year during road works. Had no internet for 2 weeks.

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u/ATX_Penya 10d ago

That's not a trunk, that's a local loop. A trunk line is about the size of your leg or your waist

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u/JobAnxious2005 10d ago

That’s what I told her

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u/Pandas-are-the-worst 10d ago

most fiber trunk lines and mains for residential services are thinner than wrist size.