Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Second Law of Thermodynamics.
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Since OP's can opener isn't a closed system, he can reverse some of that entropy with his own energy input.
^ This is the only answer.
Since OP's can opener isn't a closed system, he can reverse some of that entropy with his own energy input.
he can reverse some of that entropy with his own energy input
Commonly referred to as maintenance/repair.
> he can reverse some of that entropy with his own energy input
Commonly referred to as maintenance/repair.
More specifically, there are a lot more configurations of a device that constitute a broken state compared to a working state, and it's constantly moving from one state to another, never going back to its original new state.
More specifically, there are a lot more configurations of a device that constitute a broken state compared to a working state, and it's constantly moving from one state to another, never going back to its original new state.
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