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[โ€“] [email protected] 174 points 5 days ago (12 children)

They also emit real photons. ๐Ÿคฏ

[โ€“] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Nah, fuck that. Buys e-ink monitor

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (3 children)

They would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.

[โ€“] cholesterol 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Strictly speaking, reflected light isn't 'emitted'. A mirror isn't an emitter of light either.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Photons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I'd argue that counts as emission as it's one part of the reflection process.

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