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Re: What is mass?

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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

> It is possible that […] photons have a small mass that is just very close
> to zero.  Then the range of the electromagnetic force would not be
> infinite, but just very very great (up to including about 90 billion 
> light-years proper distance and increasing, as we can still see the CMB),
> […]

Correction: The CMB is currently about 46 billion (4.6 × 10¹⁰) light-years 
proper distance away.


PointedEars
-- 
Heisenberg is out for a drive when he's stopped by a traffic cop. 
The officer asks him "Do you know how fast you were going?" 
Heisenberg replies "No, but I know where I am."
(from: WolframAlpha)

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What is mass? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-09-23 11:02 -0500
  Re: What is mass? Poutnik <Poutnik4NNTP@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 18:55 +0200
  Re: What is mass? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-09-23 16:59 +0000
    Re: What is mass? Poutnik <Poutnik4NNTP@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 19:12 +0200
      Re: What is mass? Poutnik <Poutnik4NNTP@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 19:17 +0200
      Re: What is mass? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-09-23 17:34 +0000
        Re: What is mass? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 20:35 +0200
          Re: What is mass? omnilobe@gmail.com - 2015-09-23 12:40 -0700
          Re: What is mass? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-09-23 21:44 +0000
            Re: What is mass? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 08:50 +0200
              Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 22:34 -0700
        Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-26 08:35 +0200
          Re: What is mass? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-09-26 12:35 +0000
            Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-26 15:37 +0200
              Re: What is mass? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 07:14 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-26 16:17 +0200
          a-hem; m = F/a is also gOOd noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 17:16 -0700
            Re: a-hem; m = F/a is also gOOd Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-27 03:26 +0200
              top-posting is frpowned upon by certain advertizers ... just don't ask them, why not noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 15:53 -0700
                What is mass (was: top-posting is frpowned upon by certain advertizers ... just don't ask them, why not) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-28 17:05 +0200
                a.k.a photonics -- thanks for the tip (pi dollars is gOOd noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 11:28 -0700
                Re: a.k.a photonics -- thanks for the tip (pi dollars is gOOd Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 21:01 +0200
                no skwares in the medium of space noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 19:29 -0700
    Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 23:07 -0700
  Re: What is mass? "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 14:01 -0700
    Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 23:40 -0700
  Re: What is mass? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 13:36 -0700
  Re: What is mass? Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@spammenot.yahoo.com> - 2015-09-28 02:13 -0400
    Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 09:27 -0700
      Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 04:31 +0200
        Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 00:29 -0700
          Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 13:21 +0200
            Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 13:34 +0200
            Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 05:19 -0700
        Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 05:40 -0700
          Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 15:11 +0200
            Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 06:37 -0700
              Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 16:22 +0200
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 07:51 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 18:45 +0200
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 11:06 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-09-29 21:00 +0200
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 13:47 -0700
                Re: What is mass? "Ma Hipple" <invalid@example.com> - 2015-09-30 07:20 -0700
              Re: What is mass? "Alan Smith" <invalid@example.com> - 2015-09-29 07:33 -0700
          Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-09-30 02:21 -0700
            Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 19:11 -0700
              Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 00:39 -0700
                Re: What is mass? noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 18:38 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 18:50 -0700
                Re: What is mass? "Eric Smith" <invalid@example.com> - 2015-10-05 20:01 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-10-05 20:49 -0700
                Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 03:18 -0700
              Re: What is mass? "Fred Smith" <invalid@example.com> - 2015-10-06 17:41 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 19:38 -0700
                Re: What is mass? "Greg Smith" <invalid@example.com> - 2015-10-07 06:59 -0700
                Re: What is mass? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-10-07 09:03 -0500
                Re: What is mass? "Hank Smith" <invalid@example.com> - 2015-10-07 07:20 -0700
                Re: What is mass? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 08:11 -0700
                Re: What is mass? noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 16:07 -0700
                Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 00:18 -0700
                Re: What is mass? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 06:15 -0700
                Re: What is mass? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 01:11 -0700
                Re: What is mass? noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 16:43 -0700
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