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		eggn00dles 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much soo... stuff can still happen after the heat death. the universe will keep expanding, and quantum foam will keep foaming. heat death just implies no work can be done. time still flows

MattPalmer1086 7 months ago [–]

And potentially leads to things like Boltzmann Brains, given enough time! Quantum fluctuations can still create wildly improbable things, even if only briefly.

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