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Re: Thermodynamics (was Re: Sartre's 3 laws)

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From: WALKE, ERIK N
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 14:26
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In article <1992Sep5.012246.7932@news.iastate.edu>, glitto@iastate.edu
(Scott M Klabacha) writes...

>>enw2049@zeus.tamu.edu (WALKE, ERIK N) writes:
>>
>>       At the end of our first semester p-chem course, after many weeks of
>>       thermodynamics, phase diagrams, enthalpy & entropy, our prof
>>       gave us this summary of the 3 Laws:
>>
>>
>>   First Law of Thermodynamics:  You can't win.
>>
>>   Second Law of       "         You can break even only if you
>>                                   work at absoloute zero.
>>
>>   Third Law of        "         You can't work at absolute zero.
>                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
         			   I learned this one as "You can never get
            			   all the way to absolute zero."
> 
>And this was in a first year chemistry course, halfway across the country
>(University of Chicago).
> 
>***gLITTOfERN*** glitto@iastate.edu
>                                  
       Dear Glitto:  Halfway across the country from where?  'Twas Hugo
       Franzen that told me those Three Laws.    ;-)

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