NeatoBuilds@lemmy.todayM to Side of the Road@lemmy.todayEnglish · 7 days agoWhat's going on herei.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down13cross-posted to: sideoftheroad@possumpat.io
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkWhat's going on herei.imgur.comNeatoBuilds@lemmy.todayM to Side of the Road@lemmy.todayEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: sideoftheroad@possumpat.io
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107·7 days agoIt’s a splicing van. They are splicing fiber optic cable. They need a cleanroom for that kind of work; the van is a rolling clean room.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·7 days agoYou know, I always wondered why they have big switchback loops of cable on a lot of lines. Now I assume it’s the extra cable needed to reach the splicing van.
minus-squarePandantic [they/them]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·7 days agoYou know, when I read your comment, I read it in his voice/accent.
It’s a splicing van. They are splicing fiber optic cable. They need a cleanroom for that kind of work; the van is a rolling clean room.
You know, I always wondered why they have big switchback loops of cable on a lot of lines.
Now I assume it’s the extra cable needed to reach the splicing van.
You know, when I read your comment, I read it in his voice/accent.