The Energy Cost of a YouTube Video

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:  Data: information, typically stored on computers via electrical signals Electrons: small elementary particles that flow through wires to transmit power and data Photons: small elementary particles of light that carry information from screens to your face Local Metro Network: computer network on the scale of a city, town, neighborhood, etc Live action video: a video recording of the real world (people, scenery, etc) created using a camera Data compression: storing data (pictures, video, text files, etc) in less space than the way it’s normally displayed. Kind of like a modern version of microfilm. Or words. Illustrated video: video created using computer software to generate still images, kind of like a fancy powerpoint slideshow MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth   - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth   - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices