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minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·1 day 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-up7arrow-down2·1 day agoI get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 hours agov = d / t, so technically it is.
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agobut the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoI know I was being pedantic about your comment because I thought it was kinda funny interpreting it out of context.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day 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-up1·15 hours agoThey’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours 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
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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
I know I was being pedantic about your comment because I thought it was kinda funny interpreting it out of context.
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.