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To: virgil283
From the internet, we have ...

Absolute zero is ... "the temperature at which matter has no heat and its molecules are completely still; theoretically, the lowest possible temperature: equal to about -273.16°C or about -459.69°F or 0°K"

17 posted on 02/09/2015 12:03:21 PM PST by OldNavyVet
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To: OldNavyVet
"While scientists can not fully achieve a state of “zero” heat energy in a substance, they have made great advancements in achieving temperatures ever closer to absolute zero In 1994, the NIST achieved a record cold temperature of 700 nK (billionths of a kelvin). In 2003, researchers at MIT eclipsed this with a new record of 450 pK (0.45 nK).

http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/a/absolute_zero.htm.

...which means they haven't yet achieved a state where molecules are completely still. I know I'm picking at nits but I find it interesting...as I hope you do.

18 posted on 02/09/2015 7:47:20 PM PST by virgil283 (Those Horse-Ridin', Fiddle-Playin', Book-Readin', Gun-Totin' men Who Started America..)
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