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minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days 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-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoI get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agobut the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days 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-squaredave@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoThey’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoAnd cold wind is when slow-moving air hits you at a fast speed.
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
v = d / t, so technically it is.
but the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
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