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> According to Time magazine, this test gave the following results:
> [This is not an exact quote, but is what I remember]
> 
>    "A certain kind of radiation, escaping from the cable, attracted
>     alligator sharks which chomped through the cable.  The solution
>     was to use heavier armour."
> 
> My question:  what kind of radiation escapes from a *fiber optic* 
> cable?

Here again, we see an example of the technical illiteracy of most journalists.
I think it is much more likely that some kind of gas was escaping from the
plastic used to make the cable, and the gas odor was what attracted the sharks.
Sharks have a very good sense of smell.  I bet the journalist who reported
the story was told this, but mis-interpreted what (s)he was told, and reported
that radiation was attracting sharks rather than the smell of the cable.

Also, the spelling of 'armour' leads me to suspect that the original story may
have come from some British tabloid :-) (just joking, folks).

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