https://xkcd.com/2898

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“Some people say light is waves, and some say it’s particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that’s both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?” “YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN’T BE!”

  • @JimVanDeventer
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    59 months ago

    For our solar system: mostly. But if we lived in a binary star system, the distinction would be much more obvious.

    • @muntedcrocodile
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      19 months ago

      Well we aint in a binary star system are we.

      • @JimVanDeventer
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        19 months ago

        How would physics know that? We orbit the same point, regardless of the number of stars. (It’s called the barycentre).