Comment on Photons

• 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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