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What Happens To Photons When You Switch Off The Light?
Original: Where Do Photons Actually Go When You Turn Off The Light... (SHOCKING!)
A physics explainer about what happens to photons when a light is switched off is drawing large attention online. The video argues that photons do not linger in a room but are absorbed almost instantly by walls and objects, converting their energy into tiny amounts of heat. Viewers are reacting to the counterintuitive answer to an everyday question, with hundreds of thousands of people engaging with the explanation.
Why now: People are drawn to a surprising physics answer about a familiar everyday experience.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 41 snapshots from 5 d ago to 1 d ago.
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- Where Do Photons Actually Go When You Turn Off The Light... (SHOCKING!) · Carter Studios - Physics · 615.5K
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