Although not as bulky as information printed on paper, data stored on computers does have a finite weight, as each electron has a mass of 9 x 10−31 kilogram. According to physicist Russel Seitz of Harvard University, the total amount of material stored on the internet in 2006 weighed slightly less than two ounces worth of electrons, or about the same mass as an average chicken egg.
Most likely, the amount of electrons required to store the current U.S. tax code and regulations would correspond at the least to the yolk of that egg.
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