Is a carrier pigeon still faster than the Internet?

Bird beats Internet. Or does it? It hasn't been tested since 2009! Thanks to 45Drives for paying for my flight to Canada. You can check them out here: https://www.45drives.com Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering Some of the items used in this video (affiliate links): - Sandisk 1TB Extreme PRO USB Flash Drive: https://amzn.to/3qG8X8h - OWC 5 port Thunderbolt 3 Hub: https://amzn.to/3qNW4sI - Sabrent Rocket Q 8TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/3OWkOqL - RIITOP NVMe USB 3.1 Gen 2 Dock: https://amzn.to/44nrfJ6 Thanks especially to the following for helping film this video: - @TechnoTim - @Level1Techs - @CraftComputing - @45Drives Contents: 00:00 - Never underestimate bandwidth 01:22 - South Africa, 2009 01:45 - Homing Pigeon 101 03:09 - Time To Transfer 03:59 - Flight! 04:58 - Pigeon transfer speed 05:34 - I am become pigeon, transferer of data 07:17 - Flight to Canada 08:14 - Results 08:46 - Pigeon Data Transfer Equation 09:29 - Risks and problems - IPoAC