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Yes, that's a fascinating estimate often mentioned in popular science! The idea is that the total mass of all the electrons involved in the digital data flow of the internet—like those moving through servers, cables, and devices—adds up to roughly 50 grams (about the weight of a small apple).
How does this make sense?
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Electrons have tiny mass: Each electron weighs about kilograms.
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Vast number of electrons: Data transfer and storage involve immense numbers of electrons moving around constantly.
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Electrons flow as current: The internet’s data physically depends on electrons moving through circuits.
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Mass of electrons in circuits: When you sum all those electrons, their combined mass surprisingly comes to only around 50 grams, despite the internet’s enormous data capacity and global reach.
Why is this cool or important?
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It highlights the physical reality behind digital information—not just abstract bits, but actual matter in motion.
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Demonstrates how tiny particles, in colossal numbers, enable global communication.
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Shows a fun connection between information theory and physics.
Note:
This estimate doesn't account for the mass of the physical hardware, servers, cables, or infrastructure—only the electrons themselves that carry the electric current representing the data.
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