(Eric Chomko) wrote:

:Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
:: "Paul F. Dietz" wrote:
:
:: :Ian Woollard wrote:
:: :
:: : Incorrect. The world receives a low entropy source from sunlight and
:: : radiates away heat energy, representing a high entropy sink. The world
:: : is thus not a closed system.
:: :
:: : You scored nil points.
:: :
:: :And now, for extra credit, answer this question:
:: :
:: : Is the entropy of the Sun increasing or decreasing?
:
:: And the answer is ... yes, the entropy of the Sun is increasing or
:: decreasing.
:
:Why not the same?

"The opposite of change is not a lack of change. It is change in the
opposite direction." -- I Ching.

Refer to the general statement of the laws of thermodynamics (as
lately given by Mary), El Chimpo.

1) You can't win the game.
2) You can't break even.
3) You can't quit.

:: Are there more extra points for knowing which? :-)
:
:How could you prove it as the current age of the sun is said to be half
:way through its life.

Why do you think the age of the Sun matters insofar as the answer to
the question goes?

--
"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
-- Thomas Jefferson