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Could send it over ATP - Avian Transfer Protocol.
Does require a USB stick and for your friend to train a pigeon though.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of hard drives speeding down the highway.
This makes me wonder, what is the difference in the environmental cost of uploading/downloading this data vs. shipping a USB.
I would guess that shipping emissions would be higher than digital ones, but I don't have any basis for that theory. (I'm just curious, not trying to say or imply anything here)
magnetic tapes or something