Don
wth
thats like saying 10 grapes weigh more than 5 apples in some senses....aslong as the grapes are weighed in an iron basket and the apples in a morrisons bag.
you think im being silly
but wouldn't have been able to give a techy answer
10 green grapes weigh the same as 10 red grapes. That's the same as how it is with data.
Wasn't there an April Fool's article on the Reg or somewhere based around this theory?
Does the lightswitch on your wall get heavier when you switch it on?
Electrons will be added or subtracted to areas of the transistors that make up the flash memory in order to set them as binary ones or zeros. Therefore, it is possible for a memory stick's weight to change depending on the data it holds. However, this will depend on the binary "pattern" of the data it holds rather than the total amount.
PK!
This works. The memory stick will have a greater mass if you fill it up with 1's. Minute mass change though x10^-19 g maybe? Whatever an electron weighs really, i think its 1.8x10^-19g i could be completely wrong though because i don't need to know any of that stuff anymore.
This works. The memory stick will have a greater mass if you fill it up with 1's. Minute mass change though x10^-19 g maybe? Whatever an electron weighs really, i think its 1.8x10^-19g i could be completely wrong though because i don't need to know any of that stuff anymore.
Electrons have a mass, however it isn't a physical mass as such, am I correct?
Not so stupid:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd3.htm
Surely the data on a CD will affect the weight, as the number of bumps / pits is going to affect the mass.