Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-15 Thread C. A. Fillekes
No, silly! These are the wrecked ones, those great balls of twisted-up frayed cable that wash up on the beach. Not a live wire! They're kind of haunting and atmospheric -- but should be able to get a good slice out of them somewhere. On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:17 AM, Jeroen Wunnink | Hibernia Ne

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-14 Thread Randy Bush
>> Great excuse for taking long walks at the beach, even in the cold. I used >> to see great snarls of cable on the beach when I was growing up on Long >> Island -- and later learned that I was looking at the history of >> transatlantic communication. Bring a hacksaw. > Don't most folk get this w

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-14 Thread Christopher Morrow
Don't most folk get this with a cargo ship and an anchor? On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 8:55 AM, C. A. Fillekes wrote: > Great excuse for taking long walks at the beach, even in the cold. I used > to see great snarls of cable on the beach when I was growing up on Long > Island -- and later learned tha

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-14 Thread C. A. Fillekes
Great excuse for taking long walks at the beach, even in the cold. I used to see great snarls of cable on the beach when I was growing up on Long Island -- and later learned that I was looking at the history of transatlantic communication. Bring a hacksaw. On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Colin

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-12 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Weeks wrote: On Dec 12, 2014, at 14:58, Colin McIntosh wrote: I'm looking for a piece of undersea cable to use for educational purposes and was hoping somebody would have a section they can part with. Doesn't need to be a big piece, really any size will work. I can pay for shipping and t

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-12 Thread Scott Weeks
> On Dec 12, 2014, at 14:58, Colin McIntosh wrote: > I'm looking for a piece of undersea cable to use for > educational purposes and was hoping somebody would > have a section they can part with. Doesn't need to be > a big piece, really any size will work. I can pay for > shipping and the c

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-12 Thread Jason Hellenthal
http://www.submarinecablemap.com/ > On Dec 12, 2014, at 15:11, Jason Hellenthal wrote: > > Tanzania looks to have a peace they wouldn’t miss … grab your scuba gear > we’ll go swimming :-) > >> On Dec 12, 2014, at 14:58, Colin McIntosh wrote: >> >> Hey all, >> >> I'm looking for a piece of u

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-12 Thread Jason Hellenthal
Tanzania looks to have a peace they wouldn’t miss … grab your scuba gear we’ll go swimming :-) > On Dec 12, 2014, at 14:58, Colin McIntosh wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm looking for a piece of undersea cable to use for educational purposes > and was hoping somebody would have a section they can p

Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-12 Thread Javier J
I would also love to have a section of one just for the heck of it in my office. On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Colin McIntosh wrote: > > Hey all, > > I'm looking for a piece of undersea cable to use for educational purposes > and was hoping somebody would have a section they can part with. Doe

Looking for piece of undersea cable

2014-12-12 Thread Colin McIntosh
Hey all, I'm looking for a piece of undersea cable to use for educational purposes and was hoping somebody would have a section they can part with. Doesn't need to be a big piece, really any size will work. I can pay for shipping and the cable, if needed. Thanks! -Colin