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pigeon 'faster than broadband'

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Russ, 2009/09/12.

  1. 2009/09/12
    Russ

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  2. 2009/09/13
    Admin.

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    Yea, I've seen it on TV. It's a disgrace for a country hosting the 2010 world cup.
     
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    Interesting article. Of note, it mentioned nothing of "dropped packets" so we should be able to assume that all ground observers were also spared the embarrassment of whitened hair and/or clothing.

    Now, if this wasn't enough, let's pose another question - If it takes almost an hour to download 4 gigs of data from a memory stick, what kind of computers are they using over there?

    ;)
     
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  5. 2009/09/16
    TonyT

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    Only 4% of the data transferred in the same time the pigeon transferred it all.
     
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  6. 2009/09/20
    Rockster2U

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    Tony:

    Thanks for the clarification but I got the 4% transfer compared to the pigeon's flight and the subsequent data transfer. I think I'm guilty of reading between the lines again ... explanation follows.
    Since the pigeon was carrying a 4 gig data stick and it took one hour for the data to upload, I question what kind of antiquated equipment they are using. Their problems appear to be significantly greater than the broadband connection alone. After all, how long does it take to upload 4 gigs of data from a memory stick.

    ;)
     
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    TonyT

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    47 minutes to clean off the pigeon p**p and 13 minutes to get the data of the stick.
     
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  8. 2009/09/22
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    The competition should get a falcon they are quicker and can take down a pigeon
     
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