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Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet::A decade ago, a pigeon with a 4 GB memory stick outran an ISP’s ADSL service. A 2023 rematch features a bird with 3 TB of flash drives vs gigabit internet.

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[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's a classic example in education to demonstrate the difference between bandwidth and latency. Extremely high bandwidth, but also extremely high latency. It's not for practical use, it's a thought experiment to explain something that's often counterintuitive to students that are just starting out learning about networking.

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