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Snails Edge Out ADSL

Posted by timothy on from the little-tiny-station-wagons dept.

Anonymous writes "Dear Sirs, Following our experiment last year, and after long preparations, we have successfully proved that certain gastropods called African giant snails can be faster then ADSL and ... pigeons. The system we have used, called SNAP (SNAil-based data transfer Protocol), uses biological carriers (snails), and, for the first time, taking advantages of the unique merits of the wheel for data transfer. More details can be found here."

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  1. Hehe - first thought: by starseeker · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ig Nobel Prize!

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    "I object to doing things that computers can do." -- Olin Shivers, lispers.org
  2. Re:Snails? by i.r.id10t · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Naw, you need a hammer and some corn meal. To fry the catfish with. The ones you catch using the snails as bait.

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    Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
  3. Re:Horrible Joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    You punch the US, they punch back harder... it's the American Way(TM)

  4. Re:Horrible Joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    What 50000+? Is that the number of people found in those mass graves?

  5. LuxDSL: Slower than snails... and proud of it! by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Only in Luxembourg will you see this:

    LuxDsl -- Slower than snails, and proud of it!

    Also, they think that expressing the subscription price per day will make it look cheaper (well, at least, it's less expensive than before: it used to cost double than the current, still outrageous prices...)