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Cindexxx t1_jeh28hj wrote

Reply to comment by pagshile in It stands to reason that, after doing laundry, at least one pair of socks are the same two that were paired up together when purchased. by RTR_ChrisK

Well it is winter. In the summer I usually just use the dryer for socks and underwear because they're a pain to line dry. In the winter I redirect the exhaust back into the house. Why waste the heat? But in summer, even venting outside, it's a lot of leftover heat I need to cool off. So you have a point there.

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ttermayhem t1_jeh1vki wrote

Reply to Computing storage devices weigh the same when both empty and full. by Amasterclass

Technically not true. Though the data is stored by just rearranging the mass already present inside, as devices are used and data is added, changed, overwritten, and deleted, the device wears out and minute amounts of material erode off, or new atoms are attracted by electromagnetic fields and stick to it. If we could get an atomic weight of the device, it would change weight as we used it, and just by chance, different amounts of data would be present at different weights. The data itself is not adding mass. But any change in data will contribute to physical changes in the mass.

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