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minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·9 天前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
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 天前I get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 天前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.
minus-squaredave@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 天前They’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 天前And cold wind is when slow-moving air hits you at a fast speed.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 天前but the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 天前I 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.
fair enough
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.
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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