IonizedRadiation32
IonizedRadiation32 t1_j8h4epi wrote
Reply to comment by Weed_O_Whirler in Light traveling through a medium that slows it. Does the same photon emerge? by TheGandPTurtle
Your first point is new to me, and weirdly offputting. The idea that "identity" stops being a thing when talking about subatomic particals is oddly disconcerting. Why is that the case? Is it part of the uncertainty principle? What words should I google if I want to learn more?
IonizedRadiation32 t1_j01471e wrote
This broke my brain for a solid ten seconds until I realized it was. a painting lmao. Serves me right for not reading titles.
IonizedRadiation32 t1_irxfqm9 wrote
Reply to comment by FailOsprey in Dozens of children and daycare employees are rushed to hospitals after carbon monoxide leak - Allentown, PA by throwawaypaycheck1
Who tf do you think you are to just come up to someone you don't know telling you about someone close to them suffering and saying "yeah, I think they're faking it for the money", based on less than zero evidence?!
Seriously, the internet's veil of anonymity hits some people unbelievably hard.
IonizedRadiation32 t1_j8hkskc wrote
Reply to comment by Derice in Light traveling through a medium that slows it. Does the same photon emerge? by TheGandPTurtle
1, thank you for the detailed reply! I can't wait to understand this better.
2, at least for me, the water cup analogy doesn't quiiite work, because the reason they become indistinguishable when you mix them is because they are made of a bunch of the same stuff and it gets mixed, but subatomic particles are made from distinct units, so in theory even if you "mix" them you should be able to follow where each part goes, at least in theory, no?