Re:Galactic-Scale Energy (2011)
by betwixthewires on Saturday July 23, 2022 @09:54PM
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Yes, but that energy cannot be used for work on the moon...
Presumably the work is what heated the nail up in the first place…
Re:Galactic-Scale Energy (2011)
by betwixthewires on Sunday July 24, 2022 @03:14AM
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Yes, and if that work was done on the moon, the nail wouldn't be the only thing that was hot.
I am afraid it is you who misunderstand thermodynamics, my friend. :-) Entropy is a matter of degree, and as long as the beam leaving the Earth is less ordered than the beam coming down, it can work. For example, imagine a hot nail on the moon suspended a few inches above a mirror. The heat will radiate into space and the moon won't get hotter.