When I was an engineering student, the standard joke about "what is the difference between and engineer and a mathematician?" The question was "if could only approach a girl by half the distance between them, would the boy ever reach the girl?" A mathematician would say no, and engineer would say close enough for all practical purposes. This same difference applies to understanding all the variables that impact on Internet speed. It starts with all the hardware and software interactions on the client machine, the server machine, and all connections between the two. It would be easier to describe all the variables that impact on driving time between Nicoya, Costa Rica and Limon, Costa Rica, or San Jose, Costa Rica and Jueanu, Alaska. Would you believe an estimated travel time based on traveling the maximum speed limit for the entire trip, in a vehicle that could never exceed the posted limit?
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