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  • Atropos@lemmy.worldtoMemes@sopuli.xyz•Why?
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    6 days ago

    Data is essentially just fancy electric current. Current doesn’t really ‘flow’ so much as propogate a wave similar to a newtons cradle desk toy. A physicist might chime in on this, but no, I don’t think data being transmitted actually weighs anything.

    Unless you factor in the interaction between any induction effects and the earths magnetic field. But it’s beyond negligible.


  • Atropos@lemmy.worldtoMemes@sopuli.xyz•Why?
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    7 days ago

    Well, think of the data transfer rates. One carries voice, which can be in the kb/s

    A lightning cable can carry a few gb/s.

    All this extra data weighs down the cable, causing it to fail sooner.

    You can solve this problem by switching to light-weight data, or by simply filling your cable with helium to counteract the extra weight!