Comments on: A Pigeon is faster than the Internet http://helpmerick.com/a-pigeon-is-faster-than-the-internet.htm Easy to understand computer help Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/a-pigeon-is-faster-than-the-internet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6113 Rick Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:05:14 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3478#comment-6113 I used to be great at math and loved solving equations...thanks for filling that gap for me. I knew there would be a way to figure that one out. Pretty funny experiment, eh? I used to be great at math and loved solving equations…thanks for filling that gap for me. I knew there would be a way to figure that one out. Pretty funny experiment, eh?

]]> By: Dave http://helpmerick.com/a-pigeon-is-faster-than-the-internet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6105 Dave Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:59:08 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3478#comment-6105 Just doing the math, 5% of 4GB in 2 hours is about .22mb. But even at 1.5mb, only 40% of the file would have been downloaded in 2 hours. Just doing the math, 5% of 4GB in 2 hours is about .22mb. But even at 1.5mb, only 40% of the file would have been downloaded in 2 hours.

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/a-pigeon-is-faster-than-the-internet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6100 Rick Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:18:55 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3478#comment-6100 Hey Matt. The article said that the download speed was an ADSL connection...at least 1.5mb I'm assuming. It just struck me as a funny article and comparison. Hey Matt. The article said that the download speed was an ADSL connection…at least 1.5mb I’m assuming. It just struck me as a funny article and comparison.

]]> By: Matthew Kettlewell http://helpmerick.com/a-pigeon-is-faster-than-the-internet.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6076 Matthew Kettlewell Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:28:48 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3478#comment-6076 but the question begs, if the pigeon had to fly from New York to Seattle, would the pigeon still have won? :) I would be curious to see what the DL speed of the file was and what sort of setup it was (dialup, DSL, cable, etc) ... Great post on pigeon transfers... maybe that'll be the next technology that keeps us ahead of the other countries!! but the question begs, if the pigeon had to fly from New York to Seattle, would the pigeon still have won? :)

I would be curious to see what the DL speed of the file was and what sort of setup it was (dialup, DSL, cable, etc) …

Great post on pigeon transfers… maybe that’ll be the next technology that keeps us ahead of the other countries!!

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