Last week, a beaver caused widespread internet outage in Canada after disconnecting a fiber optic cable.
According to local reports, people living in northwestern British Columbia were left in the dark for “more than eight hours.”
The little animal moved towards the poplar tree, which fell on a fiber optic cable owned by telecommunications provider Telus.
The cable was connected between several poles owned by the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro).
The high water level in the wetlands caused the cable to rise. Unfortunately, this also left them open to spoilers.
When the BC Hydro team went out to investigate the damage, technicians found bite marks at the base of the fallen tree, revealing who was responsible.
During the company’s renovation work, at least 14 small towns in the surrounding area were cut off from the Internet.
“It’s rare, but it happens,” said Bob Gemmer, a BC Hydro source.
“So if I had nickel every time I cut the beaver, I wouldn’t be rich, but that would happen,” he said.
Apparently, most did not suffer a sudden closure. That is, if you’re in business and suddenly realize you can’t accept card payments.
“It was really inconvenient. Normally, nobody spends cash,” Brett Johnson, an auto mechanic at a nearby gas station, told CTV News.
“People turning north on Highway 37 are usually packed at this gas station because the next station is two hours away,” he said.
Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time Beaver has been accused of destroying Canada’s infrastructure.
Last year, 900 people lost internet in British Columbia when Beaver cut the cable.
This is a much nicer way to lose internet than a recent UK shutdown.
Source: Metro
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