This is so true. The fastest way to send a lot of data from point A to point B is not via the net.

I still remembered that pointless story (Ok, maybe I just don't see his point) my prof told in the first day of computer networking course. He asked something like "How to send a lot of data down the road to another computer?" The answer turn out to be copy the data on tape and carry the tape by walking.

The math of sending 1GB, in today's standard:

By internet: assumpting DSL (~150KB/sec for me), 1000MB = 1000000KB / 150 = ~6666 sec = 111 minutes

By walking the DVD: burning DVD ~ 20 minutes, walking 15 minutes (~1 km in city), total 35 minutes! (or 5MB/sec!!!!)

Of course, this depends on how much data you are sending and how far you're sending it to.

It must be the best kept secret on the net about how to have great throughput. hehehe

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