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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!"

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[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well we aint in a binary star system are we.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I haven't asked the solar system for their pronouns.

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

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