You think your internet is slow.

"My computer is frozen" takes on a whole new meaning.

It is now winter in Antarctica, which means the sun won't rise until September. But those working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole research station can't count on Netflix to keep them entertained during the six-month-long night. 

That's because the internet is too slow to stream anything, Josiah Horneman, a physician assistant working at the station, told Insider. 
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Antarctica has not been connected to the network of underwater cables that carry data around the world. Instead, the remote station relies on satellites to get their internet, as Horneman explains in this TikTok post below: 

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brief description of our internet! #southpole #antarctica #dailylife #internet

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