If sunlight can be conceived of as a beam of photons, each of which carries a certain
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If sunlight can be conceived of as a beam of photons, each of which carries a certain amount of energy and momentum, why don’t we experience (or feel) any recoil as these particles collide with our bodies when, say, we’re at the beach on a sunny day?
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