Most dramatic browser speed tests ever

The Google Chrome developers have come out with a new version of the browser that's faster than ever before. To illustrate the browser's speed, they've published a video of some rather unusual speed tests, comparing the browser's page-display speed (in realtime) with the speed of a potato gun, sound waves, and lightning:

There's also a nifty making-of video with more info, including (in the YouTube description area) some technical details about why the page displays the way it does.

One Response to “Most dramatic browser speed tests ever”

  1. John Schoffstall

    It’s slower than lightning.

    Unimpressed. Why can’t it be made out of tachyons?

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