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minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoOkay, but what if I go the speed of light minus 1m/s and shine a flashlight, can I catch the photons?
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoYou can catch the photons just fine without needing to go absurdly fast. Just put your hand in front of the flashlight beam, and you’ll catch lots of them.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoPhysicists hate this one weird trick
Okay, but what if I go the speed of light minus 1m/s and shine a flashlight, can I catch the photons?
You can catch the photons just fine without needing to go absurdly fast. Just put your hand in front of the flashlight beam, and you’ll catch lots of them.
Physicists hate this one weird trick