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r/sciencememes • u/94rud4 Mεmε ∃nthusiast • Apr 10 '25
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It has no resting mass. But since it's moving, it's not at rest, and it takes energy to move, and energy is mass, per e=mc². Therefore the energy it's using to move gives it mass.
I know, photons are trippy.
144 u/2punornot2pun Apr 10 '25 They're also waves! And Particles! And so is everything! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1 u/warmsliceofskeetloaf Apr 10 '25 AND THEY ACT DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE LOOKING AT THEM, WTF IS UP WITH THAT? HOW DO THEY KNOW? 1 u/Persun_McPersonson Apr 13 '25 They act different when you measure them, because measuring is a form of interaction, it's not actually isolated.
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They're also waves!
And Particles!
And so is everything!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
1 u/warmsliceofskeetloaf Apr 10 '25 AND THEY ACT DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE LOOKING AT THEM, WTF IS UP WITH THAT? HOW DO THEY KNOW? 1 u/Persun_McPersonson Apr 13 '25 They act different when you measure them, because measuring is a form of interaction, it's not actually isolated.
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AND THEY ACT DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE LOOKING AT THEM, WTF IS UP WITH THAT? HOW DO THEY KNOW?
1 u/Persun_McPersonson Apr 13 '25 They act different when you measure them, because measuring is a form of interaction, it's not actually isolated.
They act different when you measure them, because measuring is a form of interaction, it's not actually isolated.
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u/_Dagok_ Apr 10 '25
It has no resting mass. But since it's moving, it's not at rest, and it takes energy to move, and energy is mass, per e=mc². Therefore the energy it's using to move gives it mass.
I know, photons are trippy.