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TIL about an experiment of transferring a 700 MB file via three delivery methods to determine which was the fastest: A carrier pigeon with a microSD card, a car with a USB Stick, or a Telstra ADSL line. The pigeon won the race; the car came in second; the internet transfer did not finish.

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