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https://www.instagram.com/wtframecomics/

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    It can definitely take millions of years for photons to leave a star due to dense protons causing collisions.

    https://futurism.com/photons-million-year-journey-center-sun

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        Slowly making their way does not equal moving slowly. It describes the time it takes to exit the sun, not the speed of the particle.

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          They’re also rapidly making their way and taking a long time.

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            And cold wind is when slow-moving air hits you at a fast speed.

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        v = d / t, so technically it is.

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            I know I was being pedantic about your comment because I thought it was kinda funny interpreting it out of context.

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