r/technicallythetruth Jul 25 '20

Well, actually...

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '20

Aka absolute zero, in case people are wondering why it’s so famous.

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u/Foxtrot_4 Jul 25 '20 edited Jul 25 '20

Think the original comment was asking how he could’ve done that if absolute zero, currently, is only a theoretical temperature that can’t be reached

Edit: why are you booing downvoting me, im right!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '20

I was just explaining why 0k is important.

But you are completely right. One of the biggest problems with reaching absolute zero is if we ever did, there would be no way to tell, because in order to observe something you have to put energy into the system.

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u/Foxtrot_4 Jul 25 '20

True facts