Re: how much does data weigh?

[byte.bucket () 4a44 com]

> 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
> _______________________________________________


https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/science/25qna.html

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