Every time we copy gigabytes of files from a friend’s laptop, our flash drives seem to get full. Sometimes become slow and difficult to use. That makes us curious. If we put clothes in the wardrobe it makes them heavier, is the flash disk the same? Hmm, does the flash disk get heavier when filled with data?
In fact, yes! But don’t imagine until it’s kilos because the weight change is very, very, very small. It’s so small, you won’t notice the difference when you lift it.
But, why is that so?
First, we have to get acquainted with this flash disk. In simple terms, the flash disk’s brain works like a house that has a gate that will regulate the entry and exit of energy to save or delete data. There is a special gate to protect data. So that when the flash drive is removed, the data is not lost. So these trapped data files have higher energy because they are stuck in a special memory storage gate when we store data. According to Einstein, this energy is the same as mass. This proves that the energy of the electron has weight, even though it is very, very light.
So, when the flash is filled with data, the final answer is that the contents of the data will add weight to the flash! But wait a minute, it turns out that there is something more complex than initially thought. Some say that a flash drive filled with data doesn’t change at all in weight or is even lighter than an empty flash drive. Because according to the researchers, based on complicated considerations that might become one more video by itself, the binary codes in the brain the flash disk does not affect the presence of mass from gravity.
Back again, does the flash disk get heavier when filled with data? So, the point is that the flash drive filled with data will change in weight. Whether it’s getting lighter or heavier, it’s still a mystery. But don’t worry, just leave it to science in the future.
