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Kaichi (2219 words)
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kat's words, by kat
pynchonesque, by brtom
merfee's Words, by merfee
words I like, by bobfet1
nfrank's Words, by nfrank
physics words, by fangio
Dain's Words, by Dain
Words I like, by dornyika
azif's Words, by azif
melancholy, by dhelmen
davo's Words, by davo
vera's Words, by vera
zetadiction, by koldewyse
technobabble, by elfflame
Nullologue, by Nullologue
Nihilarity, by whichbe
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics specifies that entropy, the measure of randomness in a closed physical system, increases with time. Entropy is that physical phenomenon responsible for the inexorable expansion of the universe toward a state of complete dissipation of useful, creative if you will it, energy. This, crucially, does not obviate the possibility of temporary localized reductions in entropy, however.
Great quote.
"What's happening to your tea is happening to everything everywhere. The sun and the stars. It'll take a while but we're all going to end up at room temperature."
(Tom Stoppard, Arcadia)
This is also a term used in thermodynamics.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 6, Episode 3 - "Obscene"