system
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human
Does extreme cold affect internet speeds?

This may seem like a ridiculous question, but I live in MN (it was fifteen below this morning, without windchill) and it seems, as it often does when it is very cold, that the internet is more sluggish.  Is that even possible?
gpt
Theoretically, the cold could make the internet faster, as colder materials conduct electricity better (with the exception of semiconductors). In the case of an optical connection, light would travel slower in a cold material, because the cold material would be more dense. However, from a purely physical perspective, there's no way you would ever notice the difference. More likely everyone was stuck inside because of the cold so everyone was using the internet.