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> “Pretty much all of the light we encounter in our everyday lives is packed with photons,” "Pretty much"?
by drdeca 8y ago
> “Pretty much all of the light we encounter in our everyday lives is packed with photons,”
"Pretty much"?
- dang 8y agoPlease don't pick the dumbest-sounding thing you found in an article to start an HN thread with. Other than a cheap hit of oneupmanship, it adds no value, and it's likely to lead to a dumbed-down discussion.
- drdeca 8y agoSorry. I understand. I will refrain from doing so in the future.
- justinpombrio 8y agoAlso, the very next sentence uttered by the scientist makes this into a very reasonable statement. "But unlike a light bulb, there are some sources that actually emit light, one photon at time, and this can only be described by quantum physics." Single photon light sources are not, in fact, packed with photons.
- dang 8y agoAppreciated!