Niels BohrThose who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.
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The second law of thermodynamics says that in a closed system, entropy always increases. Entropy is a fancy word for the amount of disorder (disorganization and disarrangement) in a system that is at absolute zero. Entropy is often compared with disorder. Think of it as the molecular equivalent of “disorder on the street corner on a Saturday night.” When we first hear about entropic forces we may equate them to such things as garbage piling up, or an orchid slowly wilting and dying after its petals have fallen off.
But the truth is so much more interesting than that. Entropy can open up strange possibilities. Take cold fusion, for example:
Source: Essays 19321957 On Atomic Physics And Human Knowledge
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