Fiber optic technology has grown tremendously over the years and today can be found in many surprising places. In fact, fiber optics are an essential part of our everyday lives, often times without us even being aware of it

Today, that technology has revolutionized long distance calls, and as our last article indicated, it's more secure and features less electrical interference than traditional copper wiring. 

But by far, the most prominent use of fiber optics today is the Internet, which is information sent digitally through fiber optics across the entire world.

Massive undersea fiber optic cables, wrapped in layer upon layer of insulation and protection much like Russian Matryoshka dolls, traverse Earth's oceans to allow people all over the planet to stalk their exes on Facebook and take photos of their food to post on Instagram. It's kind of beautiful when you think about it, really.