Re: A GRAND ILLUSION OF PHOTONS



[Sue... wrote]

> That might be true if you accept that charges
> are not "things". The charges tickling my CRT
> phosphors seem real enough to me but they are
> whispy enough that resonable folk could disagree
> whether or not electrons are "things".

[EL]
Hello EM, ;-)
I have a friend who likes his B&W TV that he owned for 40 years.
He trashed it somewhere after being out of order recently repeatedly.
If we bought his CRT we can see if it was full of electrons accumulated
over the years or not. :):):):)
There is a rumour that Einstein had a bag full of photons also. :):):)

EheheL

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