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0 sats \ 12 replies \ @jakoyoh629 20 Sep \ on: Fun Fact Friday - Best Fun Fact Gets 10,000 Sats meta

If the Internet were weighed, it would weigh about 2 ounces (50 grams). How does one measure the weight of the Internet? Physicist Russel Seitz measured the weight of multiple billions of electrons which make up the data that we send back and forth every day.

https://bluespan.com/blog/20-interesting-facts-about-the-internet

11 sats \ 11 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

Nah.

0 sats \ 10 replies \ @jakoyoh629 20 Sep

Does it weigh 50 grams or nothing?

11 sats \ 9 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

It's about 3 fluid ounces in volumetric cubic density by my estimation. Words....

11 sats \ 8 replies \ @jakoyoh629 20 Sep

Alright, the math checks out with 50 grams. So, this is definitely a fact!

11 sats \ 7 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

We better inscribe it in stone on the Bitcoin block chain. Verified fact forever. Never to be considered again.

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @jakoyoh629 20 Sep

Spamming the blockchain is not a solution, in my opinion. To be considered established knowledge, we must publish this finding in a peer-reviewed physics journal.

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @DesertDave 20 Sep

Per reviewed nonsense. My wife came from that world. There is nothing set in stone in science. When have humans ever gotten it right? It's always evolving. It's all paid for illusion. Truth is from within. And no one needs to know or consider how much the internet weighs. That's an absurd waste of energy and time.