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TIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out. (hackaday.com)
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[โ€“] Stowaway@midwest.social 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That sounds expensive as hell.

[โ€“] Greens@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago

Nitrogen makes up most of the atmosphere and is a relatively cheap gas to capture and compress.