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Debate:Why is a perpetual motion machine impossible? (view source)
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:*Hum... Could he also create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?--[[User:Sm355|Sm355]] 17:07, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
:*Hum... Could he also create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?--[[User:Sm355|Sm355]] 17:07, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
:*I do think that the second law of thermodynamics states "The total entropy of any isolated thermodynamic system tends to increase over time, approaching a maximum value.", which essentially means that every closed system will eventually lose the potential for energy until it will reach the closest it can reach above absolute zero without actually reaching it (reaching absolute zero violates the third law). I personally have no idea as to whether this means perpetual motion is impossible - although it does essentially mean a practical application for perpertual motion is, as the energy released would be so insignificant that it could not be put to any forseeable use -- [[User: ShikamaBlue|Shikamablue]]