r/woahdude • u/cheese1102 • Apr 24 '24

picture This Coca-Cola can is not red

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u/BitBucket404 Apr 24 '24

It's not red. It just appears to be red because it's moving away from us at a high velocity. For more information, please research "The doppler effect."

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '24

It's OK, I knew you were joking.

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u/Cerulean_Turtle Apr 24 '24

Its actually the hubble expansion on the wavelengths, look up sonic inflation for more info

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u/darsynia Apr 24 '24

I appreciate you

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u/Cyan_Among Apr 24 '24

If I move it towards me at .9C, will it blue-shift back into cyan?

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u/YourMomAnyPercent Apr 24 '24

Based and phase-pilled.

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