Re: 60 ms cross-continent

[Stephen Satchell via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

On 6/22/20 12:59 AM, adamv0025 () netconsultings com wrote:
> > William Herrin
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > Why is latency between the east and west coasts so bad? Speed of light
> > accounts for about 15ms each direction for a 30ms round trip. Where does
> > the other 30ms come from and why haven't we gotten rid of it?
> Wallstreet did :)
> https://www.wired.com/2012/08/ff_wallstreet_trading/

“Of course, you’d need a particle accelerator to make it work.”

So THAT'S why CERN wants to build an even bigger accelerator than the LHC!