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  4. From: glitto@iastate.edu (Scott M Klabacha)
  5. Subject: Re:  Thermodynamics (was Re: Sartre's 3 laws)
  6. Message-ID: <1992Sep5.012246.7932@news.iastate.edu>
  7. Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
  8. Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
  9. References: <pete.036g@bignode.equinox.gen.nz> <1992Sep2.022653.28657@u.washington.edu> <4SEP199211141077@zeus.tamu.edu>
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  11. Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 01:22:46 GMT
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  14. enw2049@zeus.tamu.edu (WALKE, ERIK N) writes:
  15. >
  16. >       At the end of our first semester p-chem course, after many weeks 
  17. >       thermodynamics, phase diagrams, enthalpy & entropy, our prof
  18. >       gave us this summary of the 3 Laws:
  19. >
  20. >
  21. >   First Law of Thermodynamics:  You can't win.
  22. >
  23. >   Second Law of       "         You can break even only if you
  24. >                                   work at absoloute zero.
  25. >
  26. >   Third Law of        "         You can't work at absolute zero.
  27.                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  28.                         I learned this one as "You can never get
  29.                            all the way to absolute zero."
  30.  
  31. And this was in a first year chemistry course, halfway across the country
  32. (University of Chicago).
  33.  
  34. ***gLITTOfERN*** glitto@iastate.edu
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