Surprising Facts About the Web
How much do you know about the Web? Well, here are some 10 fascinating or even bizarre facts about the Web. Grab yourself a popcorn and let us delve into this remarkable invention ever invented in human history! 1 . The Internet Requires Approximately 50 Million Horsepower in Electricity With an estimated 8.7 billion electronic devices connected to the Internet, the electricity required to run the system for even one day is very substantial. According to Russell Seitz and the calculation of Michael Stevens, 50 millions brake horsepower worth of electrical power is required to keep the Internet running in its current state. 2. It Takes 2 Billion Electrons to Produce a Single Email Message According to Michael Stevens and Vsauce calculations, a 50-kilobyte email message uses the footprint of 8 billion electrons. The number sounds ginormous, yes, but with electrons weighing next to nothing, 8 billion of them weigh less than a quadrillionth of an ou...