Quote by James Clerk Maxwell
The 2nd law of thermodynamics has the same degree of truth as the statement that if you throw a tumblerful of water into the sea, you cannot get the same tumblerful of water out again.
Summary
This quote highlights the concept of the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the entropy of a system tends to increase over time. It compares this law to the idea that once you mix water with the vastness of the sea, it becomes nearly impossible to retrieve the exact same amount of water. Similarly, the second law suggests that the natural flow of energy in the universe is toward a state of disorder, making it highly improbable to reverse or extract the same amount of energy from a system without additional external energy input.
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