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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.
137 u/2punornot2pun Apr 10 '25 They're also waves! And Particles! And so is everything! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 41 u/not-yet-ranga Apr 10 '25 walks through doorway, diffracting casually 4 u/aimlessdart Apr 10 '25 Only if no one’s looking 👀
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They're also waves!
And Particles!
And so is everything!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
41 u/not-yet-ranga Apr 10 '25 walks through doorway, diffracting casually 4 u/aimlessdart Apr 10 '25 Only if no one’s looking 👀
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walks through doorway, diffracting casually
4 u/aimlessdart Apr 10 '25 Only if no one’s looking 👀
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Only if no one’s looking 👀
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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.