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Old April 8th 04, 12:56 PM
Bjoern Feuerbacher
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Default if photons in motion have mass and energy why don't they knockstuff over

4B wrote:
What about those small propels that "mysteriously" spin when they are put
close to a source of light. Is not the momentum of the photons that make
them spin?


1) Don't top-post, please.
2) *Lots* of photons are acting there together.
3) You need an apparat with very few friction forces for this to work.
4) It is constructed especially to maximize the effect, by making one
side black and the opposite one light-reflecting.

Bye,
Bjoern