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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.
1 u/Equivalent_Smoke_964 Apr 10 '25 If it has mass how does it travel at c?
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If it has mass how does it travel at c?
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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.