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Shearwater · 09-12-09, 07:24 PM

Assuming that 1GB of data equals about 200,000 printed pages, 4GB worth of data on standard A4 paper (80g/m²) would have the following dimensions:

Weight: about 4 metric tons / 8818 lbs
Volume: 21cm x 29.7cm x 80m / 8.27"x11.7"x262ft

Also assuming that a trained pigeon can carry up to 75g, it would take a swarm of over 53,000 pigeons to carry 4GB of printed data in one haul.
Not to mention coordination issues.

Sill, I'm somewhat fond of the idea

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09-12-09, 07:24 PM	#11
Shearwater Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: SUBSIM Radio Room (kinda obvious, isn't it) Posts: 542 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Assuming that 1GB of data equals about 200,000 printed pages, 4GB worth of data on standard A4 paper (80g/m²) would have the following dimensions: Weight: about 4 metric tons / 8818 lbs Volume: 21cm x 29.7cm x 80m / 8.27"x11.7"x262ft Also assuming that a trained pigeon can carry up to 75g, it would take a swarm of over 53,000 pigeons to carry 4GB of printed data in one haul. Not to mention coordination issues. Sill, I'm somewhat fond of the idea : Aerial Data Service Logistics®