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A midsize data center uses roughly as much water as about 100 acres of almond trees or three average hospitals, and more than two 18-hole golf courses. (David Mytton, How much water do data centers use?)Source Ein mittelgroßes Rechenzentrum verbraucht ungefähr so viel Wasser wie etwa 100 Hektar Mandelbäume oder drei durchschnittliche Krankenhäuser und mehr als zwei 18-Loch-Golfplätze. (David Mytton, How much water do data centers use?)Source In 2022 we uploaded approximately 30,000 hours of new content per hour on YouTube.(Laura Ceci, Hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute 2007-2022)Source Im Jahr 2022 haben wir pro Stunde etwa 30.000 Stunden neue Inhalte auf YouTube hochgeladen.(Laura Ceci, Hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute 2007-2022)Source The internet is the world's largest coal-powered machine. (Green Web Foundation)Source Das Internet ist die größte kohlebetriebene Maschine der Welt. (Green Web Foundation) Source The computer used
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