• Zwiebel@feddit.org
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      6 months ago

      I mean technically the weather influences your ping, since the waves travel slower at higher air pressure

      Edit: Accidentally got it the wrong way around

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        6 months ago

        I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic but this is not true. Electromagnetic waves travel fastest in a vacuum, so the presence of air would slow it down very slightly and I would expect higher air pressure would slow it down further again only incredibly slightly because the electromagnetic waves would be traveling through a medium less efficient and more different than a vacuum.

        Of course I’m making an assumption that you were using wireless signals. For all I know, you could have some weird acoustic link in which case you’d be absolutely right.