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submitted 2 months ago by kalkulat to c/science

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 months ago (26 children)

Though photons don't have mass, they can force momentum when they hit an object — that's what a solar sail takes advantage of.

Sounds like a bug.

[–] Vector 24 points 2 months ago

Must be a problem with floating point precision.

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