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One fiber optic strand is made of glass. It is quite small and the light actually passes through an area within the core of the strand. Data is pushed through (zeros and ones) and data can be 'piggy backed' with other data. Think of a prism and all the data is the colors in the prism. The computer systems will take all the data (colors) and condense them into one (white light) and push them through the fiber strand at the speed of light. At the other end of the fiber cable, the reverse is done and the data goes out to respected customers (ie Walmart, your bank or cell service). The fiber may or may not have a splice. If so, then the splice must be near perfect or the data will bounce (refract) out, much like dropping a pebble into a calm lake...the ripples will disturb the data. You couldn't have water in the splice, as it is fused together with heat. Fiber Optic Cable splicing is a technical skill and can be time-consuming. It may take one full day to simply splice 24 fibers. Fiber optic cables come in different groups. For example, telecom can have cables with as few as 12 fibers or as many as 244. So, call someone before you dig in your yard in case you hit one of these cables. The data lost and customers lost to the owner of the cable could run into the millions of dollars...and your homeowner's insurance may not cover you! Hope this helps!!
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