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- From: enw2049@zeus.tamu.edu (WALKE, ERIK N)
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- Subject: Re: Sartre's 3 laws ( was Re: 2nd law not taught etc)
- Message-ID: <4SEP199211141077@zeus.tamu.edu>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 16:14:00 GMT
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- References: <1992Aug26.161418.27451@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> <pete.036g@bignode.equinox.gen.nz> <1992Sep2.022653.28657@u.washington.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep2.022653.28657@u.washington.edu>, grimjack@milton.u.washington.edu (Leslie Basel) writes...
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- >I am not really sure who it was who came up with this redefinition of
- >the 3 laws but I like 'em anyhow:
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- > 1) You can't win,
- >
- > 2) You can't break even,
- >
- > 3) You can't get out of the game.
- >
- >Rodger Coghlan
- >
-
- At the end of our first semester p-chem course, after many weeks
- thermodynamics, phase diagrams, enthalpy & entropy, our prof
- gave us this summary of the 3 Laws:
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- First Law of Thermodynamics: You can't win.
-
- Second Law of " You can break even only if you
- work at absoloute zero.
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- Third Law of " You can't work at absolute zero.
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