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minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·12 hours agoI get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agobut the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·10 hours agoSlowly making their way does not equal moving slowly. It describes the time it takes to exit the sun, not the speed of the particle.
minus-squaredave@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoThey’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
I get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
v = d / t, so technically it is.
but the distance the photon travels is very large, just in random directions
Slowly making their way does not equal moving slowly. It describes the time it takes to exit the sun, not the speed of the particle.
They’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.
fair enough