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New interpretations suggest the "heat death" hypothesis might not hold (2023)

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52 points hhs | 5 comments | 30 Aug 25 15:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.39s | source
1. daft_pink ◴[30 Aug 25 16:41 UTC] No.45075986[source]▶
If the laws of thermodynamics don’t apply does that mean we can build our perpetual motion machine?
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2. andrewflnr ◴[30 Aug 25 16:56 UTC] No.45076103[source]▶
Just as soon as you figure out what dark energy is and how to extract work from it. Easy, right?
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3. exe34 ◴[30 Aug 25 18:48 UTC] No.45077039[source]▶
dark energy is the ultimate free lunch. it's like the more you spread butter on your toast, the more toast you get and the more butter gets spread out.
4. oneshtein ◴[30 Aug 25 19:06 UTC] No.45077164[source]▶
Black holes are perpetual motion machines.
5. daft_pink ◴[30 Aug 25 21:57 UTC] No.45078342[source]▶
So you’re saying there’s a chance