Lagg upon lagg upon lagg

[Rillifane]

Perhaps you should think twice... Does it for example mean more hops in all cases no, but on average it does, which is why companies go to the expense of separate data centres.

Again you need to think again, based on how the ISPs decide to handle the data and how the routers themselves have been programmed, which routers are currently up/down, the latency of the cables at a given time of day CAN cause you to be sent through more hops and this happens on a regular basis.