this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
824 points (94.5% liked)

Memes

45726 readers
806 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] throwmeinthekbin@kbin.social 43 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't. I consider it a series of tubes.

[–] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A cable is a tube but for electrons

[–] Johanno@lemmy.fmhy.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically it's more like a Highway. The majority of the electrons are traveling on the outside

[–] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A highway is a tube but for cars

[–] Neve8028@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A car is a tube but for people

[–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The tube people will destroy us all.

[–] jannis@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Except if you use optical fibre, in that case it's photons

[–] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Ted, is that you?