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Just how much does the Internet actually weigh?

Well.. it's about two ounces (60 grams), or perhaps 0.2 millionths of an ounce (6 micrograms), depending which method you use to calculate the weight of the active electrons necessary to sustain the global network. But whichever number you end up with, it's clear that the net is the most expensive substance known to humans!

The Guardian Newspaper's Tech expert Charles Arthur discusses this..

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2096636,00.html

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Submited by: Sam Downie on Jun 07, 07 | 10:25 am | Profile

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