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[–] Technotica@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

One reason why that is probably not true is because there are less positrons but if it were true they should number the same as electrons, right?

But if electrons are moving along the same "time direction" as we are and positrons are moving in the opposite "direction" then wouldn't we expect there to be less protons? As we can't measure the protons that already "passed" us? And we would measure more electrons as a some/many/all of the existing electrons are traveling alongside us?

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Wait, I'm lost. What does it have to do with the amount of protons?

Positrons are different from protons. Both have a positive charge, but a positron is an elementary particle of a similar mass as an electron. They are rather rare in nature which OP was noting. Protons are made of three elementary particles, much heavier than positrons, and are, I imagine, present in nature in about the same order of magnitude as electrons.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I think you may have put more thought into this than Feynman. But then he probably had someone waiting for him in bed...

[–] Technotica@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I know! Horrible isn't it? I just can't help it, thinking about stuff is actually fun for me... so embarrassing!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It was more a joke about how Feynman had two great loves: physics and fucking. And probably fucking more than physics.

[–] Technotica@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Ah I see ;) I also have two loves, but my gaming pc is too heavy to drag to bed...

[–] lulztard@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

Heavy means he's too fat to leave you.

[–] rain_worl@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago

positrons are just really far away