Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Where do photons go to bed

 When you turn off the night light on your bedside table, where do the photons go?  Do they nestle into the nuclei of all the atoms around, waiting until the sunlight returns?  Or do they fall into your fluffy blankets, slow down to a softer pace, until some electrons get excited about the blanket folds rubbing together?  That is, if you didn't use a dryer sheet.  Certainly they wouldn't have a "Photons Only" meeting inside the light bulb, where they would discuss fashion, politics, and how annoying neutrinos are.  

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