On: When Movies Fly: How Modern Internet Experience Is Made Possible by Airplanes

[aembleton]

"In the 75 minutes it took for the pigeon to fly 120 kilometers, only 24% of Brumfield’s video was uploaded."

TIL pigeons can average 60MPH for 75 minutes: https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=%28%28120%2F1.6%29%2F...

[jameshart → aembleton]

Yes, the average airspeed velocity of an unladen homing pigeon is around 50mph, so with a moderate following wind that doesn't seem unrealistic.

[imagex → jameshart]

Not entirely sure whether or not this is a Monty Python reference.