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minus-square𝔻𝔼𝕍𝕀𝕃𝕀𝕊ℍ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·20 days agoWhy sharks chewing them then ? Are deep sea cables has special flavor coated ? Or deep sea cables has weird electromagnetic wave that attract shark ?
minus-squareCenotaph@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·20 days agoSome sharks have electroreception that allow them to sense electrical currents for hunting prey.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·20 days agoBoth of those have been causes. Modern cables don’t attract them, but sharks were a constant problem for many decades.
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Why sharks chewing them then ? Are deep sea cables has special flavor coated ? Or deep sea cables has weird electromagnetic wave that attract shark ?
Some sharks have electroreception that allow them to sense electrical currents for hunting prey.
Both of those have been causes.
Modern cables don’t attract them, but sharks were a constant problem for many decades.