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		Trasmatta on Dec 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is entropy? A measure of just how little we k... A localized reduction of entropy will always result in an increase of entropy in the larger system. It doesn't matter how efficient your process is, the entropy of the surrounding system will ALWAYS increase as the result of the work needed to effect a localized reduction.

ykonstant on Dec 15, 2024 | [–]

Yes, so we should bundle the excess entropy into a rocket and shoot it into space. As Futurama showed, this is perfectly fine!

ganzuul on Dec 14, 2024 | [–]

Unless the surrounding system is already at infinite entropy.

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