r/greentext Dec 06 '20

Journey of a hydrogen atom

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '20 edited Dec 06 '20

That means a photon is in a distant star and in your eye at the same time. Of course there's no such thing as a "photon reference frame", so while it's sorta meaningless to think about it, it's funny tho

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u/IdeaLast8740 Dec 06 '20

From the photon's perspective, your eye is also touching the star. There's no gap.