what freaks the crap out of me is how a particle of light has no mass, yet can "push" on an object and move it. If you have ever heard of a solar sail it is basically a giant parachute that gets pushed by light. It obviously has a slow acceleration but its top speed then becomes the speed of light.
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what freaks the crap out of me is how a particle of light has no mass, yet can "push" on an object and move it. If you have ever heard of a solar sail it is basically a giant parachute that gets pushed by light. It obviously has a slow acceleration but its top speed then becomes the speed of light.