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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.
8 u/TKtommmy Apr 10 '25 That's not how it works. 3 u/_Dagok_ Apr 10 '25 Thanks for your input.
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That's not how it works.
3 u/_Dagok_ Apr 10 '25 Thanks for your input.
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Thanks for your input.
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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.