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Re:Temperature chart for the last 11,000 years by sliverstorm on Sunday September 22, 2013 @02:13AM (#6425983)
You are misapplying the second law of thermodynamics and calling it wisdom. The second law specifically applies to a closed system. Earth is not a closed system. There is no fundamental reason local entropy cannot be maintained.
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Re:Temperature chart for the last 11,000 years by rmrfrmrf on Sunday September 22, 2013 @03:40AM (#6426134)
You're mistaken; the Earth is a closed system in the case I describe.
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Re:Temperature chart for the last 11,000 years by cpeterso on Sunday September 22, 2013 @03:44AM (#6426144)
The Earth is not a closed system.
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