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how much does data weigh?
From: Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:05:04 +0100
No idea why I woke up thinking about this but thought I'd share it with you all. A 1 is stored in RAM by charging a capacitor, so the capacitor is full of electrons. That means if you set every bit in a 1G machine to 1 then it has to weigh more than if you set them all to 0. That would mean that at any point your computer is getting heavier or lighter depending on what it is working on. Is that right or am I talking rubbish? Robin _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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- how much does data weigh? Robin Wood (Oct 23)
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- Re: how much does data weigh? Robin Wood (Oct 23)
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