--- title: How is LBRY different from a toaster? category: differences --- Toasters transfer heat via radiative EM waves in the infrared spectrum to brown bread and make people happy. LBRY transfers data via EM waves in the infrared spectrum* to deliver content and make people happy. LBRY is also brave and little. So we’re basically, fundamentally the same as a toaster. **Assumes fiber-optic transmission.*