Comment on Photons

• stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly

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  • stephen01king@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Slowly making their way does not equal moving slowly. It describes the time it takes to exit the sun, not the speed of the particle.

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    • stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      fair enough

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    • dave@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      They’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.

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      • Klear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        And cold wind is when slow-moving air hits you at a fast speed.

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  • pyre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    v = d / t, so technically it is.

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    • stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      but the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions

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      • pyre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I know I was being pedantic about your comment because I thought it was kinda funny interpreting it out of context.

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• eatCasserole@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  🤯

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