
How does the internet work?
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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 thicker than a garden hose, carry your messages using super-fast laser beams. You will learn about giant buildings called data centers that hold millions of computers and are as big as one hundred and twenty-five football fields! We will even uncover some hilarious and wild secrets, like why deep-sea sharks sometimes try to eat the internet! Tune in to find out how your favorite games and videos travel across the globe in a heartbeat. It is an epic underwater adventure you won't want to miss!





