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To: Pietro
ever heard of entropy?

Yep, sure have. Took a few years of Thermodynamics in college for my Mechanical Engineering degree and worked with both Entropy and Enthalpy. However, this is not what we observe in 'real life'.

If Entropy were 'real' there would never be a cloud in the sky, we would have an even distribution of water vapor in our atmosphere. Nebulae would never form, we'd have a distribution of Hydrogen atoms throughout the universe. Minerals like Gold wouldn't be found in veins, but would be scattered. Need more examples?

Entropy is a fun little academic exercise, but it's not present in our observable world.

64 posted on 10/05/2010 1:09:55 PM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Hodar
Actually, isn't entropy observaeable even under lab conditions? I mean, when the star at the center of our solar system sends out waves of energy, that is in fact entropy in action, spreading the energy out into the environment, reaching toward maximum entropy, which will take approximately 10120 years to complete at current expansion rates. The real trick is how to start with maximum concentration and start the process.
65 posted on 10/05/2010 1:14:15 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it's nye impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Hodar
Actually, isn't entropy observaeable even under lab conditions? I mean, when the star at the center of our solar system sends out waves of energy, that is in fact entropy in action, spreading the energy out into the environment, reaching toward maximum entropy, which will take approximately 10120 years to complete at current expansion rates. The real trick is how to start with maximum concentration and start the process.
66 posted on 10/05/2010 1:16:02 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Dems, believing they cannot be deceived, it's nye impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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