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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...
Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station
  07/25/26
It is visible. You would know if you actually tried.
iridescent state electric furnace
  07/25/26
So the light travels in a straight line but the curvature of...
Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station
  07/25/26
that's not it at all. trust me bro, you need to get a 1mm mi...
iridescent state electric furnace
  07/25/26
The actual answer "physics" gives us predicts that...
Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station
  07/25/26
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Swashbuckling school cafeteria
  07/25/26
scientists cannot explain this
Metaphysics is Gay
  07/25/26
Light isn’t even real lmao
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Swashbuckling school cafeteria
  07/25/26
, he said regarding the godhead
Metaphysics is Gay
  07/25/26
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Swashbuckling school cafeteria
  07/25/26
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rose sweet tailpipe foreskin
  07/25/26
Photons are less interactive with our fabric of space time t...
ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor
  07/25/26
In a vacuum, it does. But irl the light will likely collide...
ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor
  07/25/26
Wrong answer
Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station
  07/25/26
lol ok
ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor
  07/25/26
this whole place is a churning soup of gasses full of life a...
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These people will tell you that if you're riding a bike and ...
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Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station
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controlling a virtual character on a computer
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rose sweet tailpipe foreskin
  07/25/26
omg xo 2026
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  07/25/26
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talented senate
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Mind-boggling Amber Milk
  07/25/26
something about number of photons and distance and square ro...
charismatic bossy half-breed set
  07/25/26
Nah, photons don't just get tired and fall to the ground
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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023925)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:13 PM
Author: iridescent state electric furnace

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023976)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024052)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: iridescent state electric furnace

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.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024066)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024430)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:52 PM
Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023926)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Metaphysics is Gay

scientists cannot explain this

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023929)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: controlling a virtual character on a computer

Light isn’t even real lmao

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023931)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023932)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Metaphysics is Gay

, he said regarding the godhead

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023934)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023936)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:27 PM
Author: rose sweet tailpipe foreskin



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024090)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023947)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:06 PM
Author: Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station

Wrong answer

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023959)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor

lol ok

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024087)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: naked zombie-like nursing home fanboi

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023948)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023949)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:01 PM
Author: Shaky Fragrant Den



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:29 PM
Author: hyperventilating razzmatazz site



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:05 PM
Author: Crystalline jet-lagged casino

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023958)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:09 PM
Author: Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50023965)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: controlling a virtual character on a computer



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Date: July 25th, 2026 5:27 PM
Author: rose sweet tailpipe foreskin



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: ruddy curious meetinghouse private investor

omg xo 2026

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024086)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:32 PM
Author: talented senate



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:35 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Amber Milk



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:05 PM
Author: charismatic bossy half-breed set

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024072)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:07 PM
Author: Low-t Mischievous Personal Credit Line Gas Station

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

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024075)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: Swashbuckling school cafeteria



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5886135&forum_id=2#50024088)



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Date: July 25th, 2026 8:54 PM
Author: controlling a virtual character on a computer



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