Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoWhat possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like flat earthers?message-squaremessage-square127linkfedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down17
arrow-up193arrow-down1message-squareWhat possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like flat earthers?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square127linkfedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 years agoIf a Maxwell’s demon was ever proven practical it would basically disprove the second law of thermodynamics.
minus-squarebitfucker@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoWait, why? What does knowing a perfect state of system has to do with the law of thermodynamics?
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoMaxwell’s demon knowing in advance the exact state of the system isn’t really practical as a solution. Sure you can concoct such a situation, but that isn’t useful.
minus-squareFiskFisk33linkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 years agohow so? the little door demon needs a power source right? otherwise it couldn’t operate the door.
minus-squareTurun@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoYes, but potentially less than is gained by the separation.
minus-squareFiskFisk33linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoSure, but that is like saying potentially my pig might grow wings and start flying. I mean I guess, but my pig is probably statistically significantly more likely to fly off than entropy is to decrease with time.
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoHow could the earth be round? People would fall off the bottom.
If a Maxwell’s demon was ever proven practical it would basically disprove the second law of thermodynamics.
Wait, why? What does knowing a perfect state of system has to do with the law of thermodynamics?
Maxwell’s demon knowing in advance the exact state of the system isn’t really practical as a solution. Sure you can concoct such a situation, but that isn’t useful.
how so? the little door demon needs a power source right? otherwise it couldn’t operate the door.
Yes, but potentially less than is gained by the separation.
Sure, but that is like saying potentially my pig might grow wings and start flying.
I mean I guess, but my pig is probably statistically significantly more likely to fly off than entropy is to decrease with time.
How could the earth be round? People would fall off the bottom.