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This was the King’s most frustrating rule. He noticed that whenever he did anything, things got a little more chaotic. If he dropped a glass, it shattered; it never spontaneously un-shattered. Heat always flowed from his hot cocoa to his cold hands, never the other way around. He realized the universe is naturally becoming a messy teenager’s bedroom. This is the : Entropy (disorder) always increases. You can’t even break even; you always lose a little energy to the "mess." Law 3: The Deep Freeze

In thermodynamics, this means heat always moves from hot to cold, never the other way around without help. This is why your coffee cools down. The heat energy spreads out into the cooler room until everything is the same temperature. The Third Law: The Ultimate Stop

$$ \Delta E = Q - W $$

To get something to absolute zero, you have to suck all the heat out of it. But as you get closer and closer, it gets harder and harder. It requires infinite energy. Since we don't have infinite energy, we can't get there.

Now that you know the rules, let's solve everyday mysteries using "Thermodynamics Made Easy."

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This was the King’s most frustrating rule. He noticed that whenever he did anything, things got a little more chaotic. If he dropped a glass, it shattered; it never spontaneously un-shattered. Heat always flowed from his hot cocoa to his cold hands, never the other way around. He realized the universe is naturally becoming a messy teenager’s bedroom. This is the : Entropy (disorder) always increases. You can’t even break even; you always lose a little energy to the "mess." Law 3: The Deep Freeze

In thermodynamics, this means heat always moves from hot to cold, never the other way around without help. This is why your coffee cools down. The heat energy spreads out into the cooler room until everything is the same temperature. The Third Law: The Ultimate Stop

$$ \Delta E = Q - W $$

To get something to absolute zero, you have to suck all the heat out of it. But as you get closer and closer, it gets harder and harder. It requires infinite energy. Since we don't have infinite energy, we can't get there.

Now that you know the rules, let's solve everyday mysteries using "Thermodynamics Made Easy."