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A simulation of Maxwell's Demon, a thought experiment created by James Clerk Maxwell which demonstrates the ability of a hypothetical finite being (the demon) capable of violating The Second Law of Thermodynamics which has been proven today to not do so.

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msasterisk 6th Dec 2014

And to think I decided to build this today in school...
Sandwichlizard 5th Dec 2014

you cannot have infinite power in a finite universe. I wonder if there is a vampire like universe that sucks the energy out of other universes whilst drifting about the multiverse? xD
Death_Silence_66 5th Dec 2014

so, if you get infinite power you can bypass the laws of thermodynamics
MoffD 5th Dec 2014

in this case, the 'demon' has infinite power to transfer heat (the pipe never runs out of energy)
Death_Silence_66 5th Dec 2014

such is the paradox
AirborneM4 4th Dec 2014

Entropy remains the same or increases. It never decreases without energy being used.
sentinal-5 4th Dec 2014

sorry, i'm confused... how does increasing entropy go against the laws of thermodynamics? if you dig a hole that's increasing entropy.. the universe doesn't expolde or anything.. explain? :b
PTuniverse 4th Dec 2014

@PortalPlayer Yeah, sorry about that. Completely mixed up the word with how the systems looked like.
QuentinADay 4th Dec 2014

I did too Death_Silence_66 lol
PortalPlayer 4th Dec 2014

Entropy is the complete opposite of "sameness", considering it's a measure of chaos.

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Maxwell's Demon by PTuniverse

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