why does the heat from the core of the sun takes more than a 1000 years to reach its surface but the heat from the sun to our planet only takes about 8 minutes.

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I’m unsure if the 1000 years time is true or not, I just saw a poster of it at an elementary school.

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Imagine you’re playing a game of pool bit the pool table is a million miles long and every part of the surface is covered in balls. You need to hit the que ball from one corner to the opposite. How far do each of the balls move every time you hit the que ball? How long will it take to drive the que ball through the tightly packed field?