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Question for physicsmos: why can't light from a flashlight travel infinitely?

Assume there's no atmosphere, and you turn on a flashlight a...
gold striped hyena house
  07/25/26
It is visible. You would know if you actually tried.
massive sanctuary
  07/25/26
So the light travels in a straight line but the curvature of...
gold striped hyena house
  07/25/26
that's not it at all. trust me bro, you need to get a 1mm mi...
massive sanctuary
  07/25/26
The actual answer "physics" gives us predicts that...
gold striped hyena house
  07/25/26
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Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter
  07/25/26
scientists cannot explain this
Brindle corn cake abode
  07/25/26
Light isn’t even real lmao
Milky electric furnace
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Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter
  07/25/26
, he said regarding the godhead
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Photons are less interactive with our fabric of space time t...
Henna Vigorous Site Old Irish Cottage
  07/25/26
In a vacuum, it does. But irl the light will likely collide...
Henna Vigorous Site Old Irish Cottage
  07/25/26
Wrong answer
gold striped hyena house
  07/25/26
lol ok
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Stubborn Lay
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These people will tell you that if you're riding a bike and ...
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gold striped hyena house
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Milky electric furnace
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startled mauve giraffe theatre
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omg xo 2026
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something about number of photons and distance and square ro...
Cerebral kitty cat point
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Nah, photons don't just get tired and fall to the ground
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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: gold striped hyena house

Assume there's no atmosphere, and you turn on a flashlight at night. Shouldn't the light be visible from a million miles away?

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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:13 PM
Author: massive sanctuary

It is visible. You would know if you actually tried.

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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: gold striped hyena house

So the light travels in a straight line but the curvature of the earth prevents it from lighting up surfaces 100 miles away?

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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: massive sanctuary

that's not it at all. trust me bro, you need to get a 1mm mile stretch with no atmosphere and try it and you'll see.

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Date: July 25th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: gold striped hyena house

The actual answer "physics" gives us predicts that that won't work in the manner you describe

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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Brindle corn cake abode

scientists cannot explain this

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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Milky electric furnace

Light isn’t even real lmao

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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Brindle corn cake abode

, he said regarding the godhead

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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:27 PM
Author: startled mauve giraffe theatre



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: Henna Vigorous Site Old Irish Cottage

Photons are less interactive with our fabric of space time than solid matter. So in effect they are less grounded in reality actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50024090)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Henna Vigorous Site Old Irish Cottage

In a vacuum, it does. But irl the light will likely collide with other particles convert into heat energy and disperse.

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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: gold striped hyena house

Wrong answer

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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: Henna Vigorous Site Old Irish Cottage

lol ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50024087)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: aromatic silver plaza karate

this whole place is a churning soup of gasses full of life and processes we don't understand

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50023948)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50023949)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:01 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac erotic mexican cuckoldry



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: Stubborn Lay



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:05 PM
Author: motley honey-headed ticket booth party of the first part

These people will tell you that if you're riding a bike and shine a flashlight, the light will have the same speed as it would if you were standing still. Physics is like some weird cult

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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:09 PM
Author: gold striped hyena house



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Milky electric furnace



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:27 PM
Author: startled mauve giraffe theatre



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50023999)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: Henna Vigorous Site Old Irish Cottage

omg xo 2026

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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:32 PM
Author: swashbuckling rehab doctorate



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:35 PM
Author: Twisted appetizing ape



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: Cerebral kitty cat point

something about number of photons and distance and square roots; i don't really remember 1st semester physics that good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50024072)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:07 PM
Author: gold striped hyena house

Nah, photons don't just get tired and fall to the ground

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50024075)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: Floppy school cafeteria faggot firefighter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50024088)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:54 PM
Author: Milky electric furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2…id#50024375)