MrPistachios@lemmy.todayM to Side of the Road@lemmy.todayEnglish · 9 months agoWhat's going on herei.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up125cross-posted to: sideoftheroad@possumpat.io
arrow-up125external-linkWhat's going on herei.imgur.comMrPistachios@lemmy.todayM to Side of the Road@lemmy.todayEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: sideoftheroad@possumpat.io
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·9 months 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-up3·9 months 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-up3·9 months 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.