Re: how much does data weigh?

[Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>]

On 23 October 2012 15:36, Ryan Dewhurst <ryandewhurst () gmail com> wrote:
> 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

Thats pretty cool.

Glad I wasn't just making things up. Would make a great pub quiz
question "why does your computer change weight during a normal working
day"

Robin

> 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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