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minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·1 month agoYou can catch the photons just fine without needing to go absurdly fast. Just put your hand in front of the flashlight beam, and you’ll catch lots of them.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·1 month agoPhysicists hate this one weird trick
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 month ago without needing to go absurdly fast … I would actually argue that for a human catching anything at c-1m/s is impossible. Except catching death perhaps. Not going “absurdity” fast is more of a requirement.
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 month agoYou’re already going c-1m/s if compared to the right reference frame.
minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYou are correct, can’t argue with that.
You can catch the photons just fine without needing to go absurdly fast. Just put your hand in front of the flashlight beam, and you’ll catch lots of them.
Physicists hate this one weird trick
… I would actually argue that for a human catching anything at c-1m/s is impossible. Except catching death perhaps.
Not going “absurdity” fast is more of a requirement.
You’re already going c-1m/s if compared to the right reference frame.
You are correct, can’t argue with that.