Main Area and Open Discussion > Living Room

How much does the internet weigh?

(1/1)

app103:
How heavy is information? Most of us know that computers represent all types of information—e-mails, documents, video clips, Web pages, everything—as streams of binary digits, 1s and 0s. These digits are mathematical entities, but they are also tangible ones: They are embodied and manipulated as voltages in electronic circuits. Therefore, every bit of data must have some mass, albeit minuscule. This prompted DISCOVER to ask the question: How much would all the data sent through the Internet on an average day weigh?
--- End quote ---


http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh/article_view?b_start:int=0

justice:
For those who don't want to read all of the scientific background info:
Spoiler The weight of the Internet adds up to just about 0.2 millionths of an ounce.

Navigation

[0] Message Index