The Energy Use of a YouTube Video

FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: 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