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Isn't the final state of the Universe supposed to be one of absolute order, with every particle finally at rest in its logically concluded place after a lifetime of chaotic jostling about?
In this case, you pay for it by pouring more ordered energy into the clock, which is then converted into entropy. "By measuring time, we are increasing the entropy of the universe," says Ares. The more entropy there is in the universe, the closer it may be to its eventual demise. "Maybe we should stop measuring time." The scale of the additional entropy is so small, though, that there's no need to worry, she says.Maybe SHE should stop measuring time, and quit wasting ours!
"They found that as they increased the clock's accuracy, the heat produced in the system grew, increasing the entropy of its surroundings by jostling nearby particles. "If a clock is more accurate, you are paying for it somehow," says Ares."Seriously? Is it any wonder confidence in science is waning as fast as people are jabbing?
"By measuring time, we are increasing the entropy of the universe," says Ares. The more entropy there is in the universe, the closer it may be to its eventual demise. "Maybe we should stop measuring time." The scale of the additional entropy is so small, though, that there's no need to worry, she saysme 20 years ago: mind blown
I had a 24 lb Eurochausie cat. Some maintained that the number of hairs around his ass were 'undercounted.' Fauxi: I hereby agree that we will dig him up and you may then count the correct number of same. (Brownie points for angels on pins.)*FWIW, I might have been the first to come up with the epithet, 'Fauxi'; which I clearly was re 'Sandy Hook, Line and Sinker.' (Right here at SOTT, no less.)
klokman And how. My son has a parrot, and he/it is insane now.OK, I might be biting into a joke, but I'll do it. WTF?
Isn't the final state of the Universe supposed to be one of absolute order, with every particle finally at rest in its logically concluded place after a lifetime of chaotic jostling about?