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He got curious about what the actual physical side of his internet experience was, so he tracked it backwards and decided to <em>visit<\/em> the internet as far as he could. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/andrew_blum_what_is_the_internet_really.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The line &#8220;a squirrel is chewing on your internet&#8221; makes it worthwhile alone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an Andrew Blum TED Talk from 2012. He got curious about what the actual physical side of his internet experience was, so he tracked it backwards and decided to visit the internet as far as he could. 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