Show Notes
Have you ever wondered what happens when you send a message, watch a video, or play a game online? Do the signals just float through the air like magic? Join Mira and Finn on a mind-blowing journey to discover the secret, physical machine that connects our whole world—the internet! Get ready to be amazed because the internet isn't floating up in the sky; it is actually buried at the absolute bottom of the freezing, deep ocean! Discover how thousands of miles of underwater cables, some no thic...
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