According to Techboggle, scientists have broken the internet speed record, previously set at 7.67 Gbps. What this means to the average Joe is - nothing, yet. For Tokyo inhabitants, it means they can brag about a scientist with the ability to download Lord of the Rings within a few seconds.

Science, one step forward, 2 back

The downside to this advance is that we now need a scientist to invent a kettle that will instant heat the water for the coffee you were going to make before you sat down to watch the movie.

If a cold drink is your beverage of choice with a good ole film, then we suggest investing in a flask of nitrogen. This isn't recommended for cooling the drink, but for powering the cooling system required to stop the downloading cables in the back of your computer from heating the ambient temperature of the room to a point where the ice in your Pepsi or mai tai melts.

Any more envisaged side effects to mega fast download speeds are most welcome.

And if you want to know how badly a US internet connection sucks, try this test.