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"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but they still both orbit the black hole in the center of our galaxy

[–] kamenlady 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The urge to orbit a black hole is universal

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only until we find something heavier

[–] the_joeba 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Looks over shoulder Nobody's going to take this? Sighs Fine. I'll get this one. Clears throat

Now we all orbit KidnappedByKitties mom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Get in line! It's you, everyone and the rest of the universe!

Orbiting...

Slowly watching...

Slowly descending towards the crushing abyss...

Fast or slow, near or far, there is inevitably only Mother...

And the complete annihilation of her touch