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How much energy could a photon store?

I just realised I'm not entirely sure what stores/transmits energy in photos. Obviously the frequency of the photon is important, higher frequency is higher energy. But does light have amplitude?

What would amplitude even mean for a photon? In water it'd be the height that the wave reaches

Is there a limit to the amount of energy that could be contained/transmitted by a photon?

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How do you keep on living while knowing that you will die?
  • It's hopeless isn't it? We complain about destroying the planet and being a horrible species, but both you and I are part of the problem.

    Indulgence is selfish and being selfish is the reason humans have gotten to this point. But everyone's going to be selfish, so why shouldn't I be? There's no hope of the world recovering. Might as well have a metaphorical doomsday party.

    I hope I can have a peaceful death. One without horrible pain and fear leading up to it. Killing myself seems like the best way for that. Instead of dying slowly from disease, I can shoot myself and be gone before the pain starts. But again, the fear of death is so horrible... No matter how much I think about the fact that it's just nothingness, it's still terrifying. Before I was born I experienced nothingness, and it was fine. Returning to nothingness would be fine. But I'm so scared despite that

    Sorry that you've been through so much

  • Working in IT
  • I'm starting out as an intern and don't really know what my boundaries should be. I'm trying to do a lot of stuff so that I seem valuable, and the company will hire me. But I can't keep up with other things in my life. I know that they'll probably expect me to keep up the pace once I'm hired full time, but I won't be able to long-term.

    Slacking off now or setting reasonable expectations would mean I'm less likely to be hired I think.

    But then again, my boss is a really nice and understanding guy. He hasn't pushed me to work so hard - I did that myself to increase the chances I've been hired. Just not really sure what to do.

  • Dogs know several human words, but we don’t understand any dog barks. They may be smarter than us...
  • You're actually right! I can tell when my dog is barking to go outside, at someone on the street, if one of her toys got stuck and she wants me to get it for her, barking to play, etc. All from outside the room. Never thought about it before

  • What is a delightfully-solved problem?
  • Finding the area under a function in calculus. Super cool to me, for some reason. Imagine trying to make a small grid and counting out the area under a curve - you'd still be pretty inaccurate and it'd take forever.

  • Music @kbin.social D-ISS-O-CIA-TED @kbin.social

    Can anyone help me figure out why I find this song so gripping?

    https://open.spotify.com/track/5erINbTb8XLbTjv85ajj6r?si=39461e7b3782496e

    I don't really like the song, but something about the singer's voice really gets to me. Feels almost like the precursor to a panic attack. I really wanna figure out what exactly makes me feel that way - if it's the voice editing, the rhythmic delivery, the melody, or something else? All the above?

    Edit: Song's name is Happyface by ALASKALASKA

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