Thats going to be a mission unto itself to clean it up when its all over..
Ive seen clips of birds using it for nests already.
Just one more reason to hate the rus. ..as if we needed another.
Zestyclose-Wonder424 on
new way to pollut …
Arguablybest on
If the birds can cut it they make some very sturdy and pretty nests.
ipostcoolstuf on
Definitely (another) environmental disaster in the making from this and other future wars. Was curious about the eventual cleanup so did a quick AI powered analysis: “In bulk, fiber optic wires are difficult to recycle due to their construction—typically glass or plastic cores with protective coatings that require specialized separation processes. Upcycling is rarely cost-effective, especially if the fibers are damaged, coated in residue, or cut to unusable lengths. Large-scale recovery for recycling is only practical in controlled environments like data centers, not battlefields. While technically recyclable, the infrastructure to do so efficiently at scale is limited and not widely available.”
So yeah pretty grim outlook.
Art_Questioner on
It looks like a creepy Indian summer.
JimFknLahey on
is there any re-use/re-sale/scrap value to any of this fiber – assume peacetime – no mines or orcs ?
NappingYG on
this give me “flying spiders leaving spider silk lines behind” vibes, except they are deadly robotic flying spiders
EitherIndependence5 on
Clean up might best go to drones at least gathering them
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Wow
Thats going to be a mission unto itself to clean it up when its all over..
Ive seen clips of birds using it for nests already.
Just one more reason to hate the rus. ..as if we needed another.
new way to pollut …
If the birds can cut it they make some very sturdy and pretty nests.
Definitely (another) environmental disaster in the making from this and other future wars. Was curious about the eventual cleanup so did a quick AI powered analysis: “In bulk, fiber optic wires are difficult to recycle due to their construction—typically glass or plastic cores with protective coatings that require specialized separation processes. Upcycling is rarely cost-effective, especially if the fibers are damaged, coated in residue, or cut to unusable lengths. Large-scale recovery for recycling is only practical in controlled environments like data centers, not battlefields. While technically recyclable, the infrastructure to do so efficiently at scale is limited and not widely available.”
So yeah pretty grim outlook.
It looks like a creepy Indian summer.
is there any re-use/re-sale/scrap value to any of this fiber – assume peacetime – no mines or orcs ?
this give me “flying spiders leaving spider silk lines behind” vibes, except they are deadly robotic flying spiders
Clean up might best go to drones at least gathering them