Re: how much does data weigh?

[Ryan Dewhurst <ryandewhurst () gmail com>]

Sounds accurate to me.

I saw this the other day, not sure how accurate it is but kind of relevant:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c25.0.843.403/p843x403/525017_10151286714802518_1541723172_n.jpg

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:
> 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
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