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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ochi_chernye@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, what else are you gonna wind a piece of string around?

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

If it doesn't reflect light, it'd be black. If it emitted its own light then there wouldn't be shadows in the craters of the moon and we also wouldn't have moon phases. It's hard to tell if this person is actually being serious because this is literally just entry level physics. Plus, we've collected moon rocks during the numerous moon landings.

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[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I used to canoe on this lake in Wales, someone had attached a buoy to a gate and chucked it in, presumably as a marker…from where our camp was, the buoy looked shiny and metallic. It was actually white and partly covered in grime. Distance does weird shit.

[–] Kvoth@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If you can see it, it's reflecting light

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the nutcake / troll was trying to convey that the rock is emitting light. Which is no less stone bonkers and a load of old cobblers, but here we are.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

If rocks emit their own light, how come you can land on them?

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