The Story of Send: Google shows what happens when you send an email [video]
If you adhere to the philosophy that the internet is made of cats, then you might think pushing “send” on an email sends felines into a interwebbed frenzy. You might also need to take a break from ICanHasCheezburger. Google offers an alternative (and more logical) view on what happens when you send an email with “The Story of Send,” which is one part informative, one part Gmail ad.
Via The Next Web.

that is a nice presentation of the situation. i assume the data being sent works faster in reality.