Can't throw me off the scent

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Modern day problems require modern day solutions

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It pays so little nobody would even think of doing it if they didn't literally need to to survive.

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Not everyone has a stupid cursive L on their keyboards, marmite

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So you're saying they're designed with more than a LOTO point and some bolted lugs?

I mean the other guy is being a dweeb, but his core point seems fair. If it's a big standard cable manufactured in bulk for a charger, shouldn't it have less overhead.

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It's not a long distance and they don't have super large gauge. I'd have expected 0 or 2/0 but apparently 2-4 is common.

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We have recyclers too

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Several states do this, probably more profit than door dash.

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You're a terrible human being with reading comprehension issues and a weak grasp of history. I would rate you better than our current president, who is a pedophile and a rapist. I would rate you on par with Alex Jones.

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It's typically meth heads that are stealing all of the copper.

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Wouldn't calling them drugheads be more inclusive? Just saying.

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If this is how the Western world arrives at harm reduction and UBI for everyone - that it's just good business - I'm not even gonna be mad.

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No, I get you. The artifacts for these you see at museums are impressive. The bigger ones would make some great bookends.

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Those are truly amazing. Even the giant honking old stuff on the poles is kinda neat.

could you imagine splicing stuff like this?

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I'm still surprised that Australia didn't do more with the HFC network. Seems like a missed opportunity. Some ISPs in the USA are trialing 2Gbps symmetric (2Gbps up and down) over coax.

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could you imagine splicing stuff like this?

Ugh. Honestly, I'd quit. And I actually like repairing things. You'd have to bring in "the guy" that just really enjoys this kind of repetitive and error-prone repair task.

Context: https://www.reddit.com/r/cablefail/comments/5novv2/3900_pair_underground_splice_that_got_wet_due_to/

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All I see is a 4000 piece jigsaw puzzle

Actually, this one is less fun, just corrosion. good thing there's enough slack to do it all again!

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The cables of HPCs are liquid cooled. Replacing them is not trivial

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You know there's more to it than just raw copper, right?

The cable itself, insulation, active cooling, labor, complicated build process, specialized installation, etc.

Don't be daft.

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I was rereading this thread today because I'm a cable dork and I thought you might like this bit I forgot to tell last night.

So on that job where I underestimated the fiber, after I made the shitty call to my boss to tell him how bad I fucked up, I cut it around the mid point to make it easier to rip out. I swear to god not even 15 minutes later my boss calls back and says hey whatever you do don't cut it! Pull it all out and wrap it up we'll use it for another job. I'm like, sure thing boss. Luckily he either forgot about it or more likely gave me a break.

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Not very. Worthless if cut into short lengths.

A thief who rips a bunch out of a construction site or similar won't be able to sell it for anything, if that's what you wanted to know.