Today we take a look at data; the ones and zeroes that make up everything from this video to the latest video games.<br />It's easy to assume that data is weightless. After all, a computer doesn't become heavier when it's filled with folders. In this video, we calculate the weight of data on different storage mediums. <br /><br />HDD (1 TB): 2.6*10^{-4} grams. <br />SSD (1 TB): 2.5∙10^{-16} grams.<br /><br />Subscribe for new videos every Monday: goo.gl/mxltYZ<br /><br />Sources:<br />- http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jun/how-much-does-the-internet-weigh<br />- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive<br />- http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~kubitron/ <br />- https://superuser.com/questions/11423/how-much-does-a-gigabyte-worth-of-data-physically-weigh-on-a-hard-disk<br />- http://www.ellipsix.net/blog/2009/04/how-much-does-data-weigh.html<br />- https://tenpercent.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/meanwhile-apropos-of-nothing-the-weight-of-a-fingerprint/<br />- https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21651-worlds-most-sensitive-scales-detect-a-yoctogram/<br /><br /><br />Music Released by Tasty<br />Song title: TheFatRat - Windfall<br />Music Video: https://youtu.be/Bamvg4Icmi0<br />Label Channel: http://youtube.com/Tasty<br />Album Download: http://tasty.network/1TOp1tU
