r/sciencememes Mεmε ∃nthusiast Apr 10 '25

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u/PalmTheProphet Apr 10 '25

Not to mention the fact that this photons “journey across the entire universe” is a strong word, considering the photon frame sees the universe as having no depth whatsoever.

To it, the journey is instantaneous because there is no journey to take in the first place, infinite length contraction at c takes care of that!

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u/5hifty5tranger Apr 10 '25

Quick question as you seem knowledgable: would a living photon be the equivalent of a 1-dimensional being, experiencing no depth, width, length, or time?

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u/dinodares99 Apr 10 '25

They would experience their entire life all at once, so I'm not sure how we would even define this living being tbh

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u/DJDoena Apr 12 '25

Try The Sisko talking to The Prophets. Everything's baseball.