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Zeros are round like the wire so they can stack nicely.

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  • undearius@lemmy.caU This user is from outside of this forum
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    Zeros are round like the wire so they can stack nicely.

    Ones need to be put through the wire length-wise meaning they take up more space.

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      Zeros are round like the wire so they can stack nicely.

      Ones need to be put through the wire length-wise meaning they take up more space.

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      Is that what happens in network congestion: a 1 bit gets in the wire sideways and takes a while to dislodge?

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        Zeros are round like the wire so they can stack nicely.

        Ones need to be put through the wire length-wise meaning they take up more space.

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        And since they are round-ish it does not matter so much which way is up when you stack them. A computer will always recognize them as zeros.

        A one has to be somewhat close to the right way up (or upside down works too).

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          Zeros are round like the wire so they can stack nicely.

          Ones need to be put through the wire length-wise meaning they take up more space.

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          Finally, an answer that makes sense.

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            Is that what happens in network congestion: a 1 bit gets in the wire sideways and takes a while to dislodge?

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            Yes. When that happens a network engineer has to blow through the cable, that's why it causes lag

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