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minus-squarebdonvrAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 hours agoIt can definitely take millions of years for photons to leave a star due to dense protons causing collisions. https://futurism.com/photons-million-year-journey-center-sun
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 hours agoI get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 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.
It can definitely take millions of years for photons to leave a star due to dense protons causing collisions.
https://futurism.com/photons-million-year-journey-center-sun
I get what you’re saying but taking a long time is not the same as moving slowly
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.