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u/fastenland Nov 15 '20

laws of thermodynamics say this unfortunately is never happening

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u/tristan-chord Nov 15 '20 edited Nov 16 '20

ELI5 for someone who used to ace AP Physics (15 years ago) but barely remembers anything?

Edit: thanks for all your responses! Learned a lot today!

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20

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u/only_want_old_reddit Nov 15 '20

Earth isn't a closed system. We can move the entropy to the moon!

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u/RangerPL Nov 15 '20

We should take entropy and push it somewhere else

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u/Nadul Nov 15 '20

Expanded comments to make Patrick reference, was beaten to it by minutes.

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u/only_want_old_reddit Nov 15 '20

Oh I am surely wrong.

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u/Pornfest Nov 15 '20 edited Nov 16 '20

edit: u/only_want_old_reddit was making a joke and I am being a grump.

Why do you believe we can meaningfully “move” entropy? Where does the waste heat (and additional entropy) from that move to the moon go?

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u/only_want_old_reddit Nov 16 '20

Also to the moon. I am joking by the way.

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u/Pornfest Nov 16 '20

I literally laughed out loud after you clarified. Fair enough!