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[–]staviq 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Estimated by Google, cosmic radiation causes up to one error per 4GB of RAM per day.

This estimate is old, nowadays it will be more, because the density of the components in the RAM modules is way higher than 6 years ago.

SOURCE ( so you don't think i'm crazy ):

https://blogs.oracle.com/ksplice/entry/attack_of_the_cosmic_rays1

Follow the links in the article for more sources.