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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish38•5 months agoIt can definitely take millions of years for photons to leave a star due to dense protons causing collisions. https://futurism.com/photons-million-year-journey-center-sun
minus-squarestebolinkfedilinkEnglish8•5 months agoI get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•5 months agoSlowly making their way does not equal moving slowly. It describes the time it takes to exit the sun, not the speed of the particle.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoThey’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoAnd cold wind is when slow-moving air hits you at a fast speed.
minus-squarestebolinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agobut the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoI know I was being pedantic about your comment because I thought it was kinda funny interpreting it out of context.
It can definitely take millions of years for photons to leave a star due to dense protons causing collisions.
https://futurism.com/photons-million-year-journey-center-sun
I get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
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.
They’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
And cold wind is when slow-moving air hits you at a fast speed.
fair enough
v = d / t, so technically it is.
but the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
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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