[inquest]

In order for the universe to succumb to complete entropy, every particle needs to have a velocity (zero) and a position (equidistant from each other).

That sounds to me like a highly ordered state. Wouldn't that be zero entropy? Or am I misunderstanding you?

[Cephalalgia]

In order for the universe to succumb to complete entropy, every particle needs to have a velocity (zero) and a position (equidistant from each other).

That sounds to me like a highly ordered state. Wouldn't that be zero entropy? Or am I misunderstanding you?

Sorry, you're right. I was thinking the "big whimper" would involve zero velocity, which would necessitate equidistant particles. If the particles were continuing to move away from each other, they wouldn't need to be equidistant.