diff --git a/light9/web/SyncedGraph.ts b/light9/web/SyncedGraph.ts
--- a/light9/web/SyncedGraph.ts
+++ b/light9/web/SyncedGraph.ts
@@ -158,10 +158,13 @@ export class SyncedGraph {
     }
     if (!patch.isEmpty()) {
       this._applyPatch(patch);
+      // // chaos delay
+      //       setTimeout(()=>{
       if (this.client) {
         log("sending patch:\n", patch.dump());
         this.client.sendPatch(patch);
       }
+      // },300*Math.random())
     }
     console.timeEnd("applyAndSendPatch");
   }