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I barely understand even layman-level physics, but it would seem to me that this “absurd” idea is just a natural implication of the conservation of momentum? e

• jacquesm 9y ago
  > let the one who has never defended their incorrect intuitions in physics cast the first downvote! Amen. This stuff is wildly counter-intuitive, we only properly know how mirrors work since we understand the photo electric effect, and even with that understanding it is still quite tricky because it requires insight into how stuff works at a level where direct observation is no longer possible without access to enormous resources.
• mcguire 9y ago
  I've had that same question before.