How Much Does The Internet Weigh?
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here.And this strawberry weights about 50 grams, which according to Russell Seitz also happens tobe the weight of the entire Internet. What does that mean?I mean, the Internet is a gigantic place and how do you measure information?Well, let's start a little bit smaller with a Kindle.Right now, I'm reading Gadsby, which is a great novel that makes complete sense, exceptit was written without ever using the letter "e," which is awesome.But when I put Gadsby on my Kindle, did my Kindle gain weight?Well, theoretically, yes it did. Information is stored on flash drives likethis and on my Kindle in binary. And that binary physically exists becauseelectrons charge floating gate transistors. And the thing about electrons is ...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here.And this strawberry weights about 50 grams, which according to Russell Seitz also happens tobe the weight of the entire Internet. What does that mean?I mean, the Internet is a gigantic place and how do you measure information?Well, let's start a little bit smaller with a Kindle.Right now, I'm reading Gadsby, which is a great novel that makes complete sense, exceptit was written without ever using the letter "e," which is awesome.But when I put Gadsby on my Kindle, did my Kindle gain weight?Well, theoretically, yes it did. Information is stored on flash drives likethis and on my Kindle in binary. And that binary physically exists becauseelectrons charge floating gate transistors. And the thing about electrons is ...
