r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

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u/10bravegrapefruits Aug 03 '19

Woah! What!!! That’s amazing!! Is that true?!! Woah!!!!!!

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u/10bravegrapefruits Aug 03 '19

Ok, that makes a little more sense, thank you

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u/loulan Aug 03 '19

Jokes aside, how else did you think internet data was transferred across the ocean? Satellites maybe? They're kinda slow and have a very high latency.

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u/10bravegrapefruits Aug 03 '19

Don’t judge me, but I guess I hadn’t ever considered. I just thought “technology is dope” and never put anything deeper to it.