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xkcd #3006: Demons (xkcd.com)

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Though they do appreciate how much he improved the heating system for the flame pit.

https://explainxkcd.com/3006/

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 days ago (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon

Lol the diagram

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

Today I was in the lucky 10000.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So there's a lot of text under the criticism section, And I'm sure my argument against it is nothing new, but wouldn't the operation and monitoring of the door take some energy? Even in a "friction less spherical cow" perfect world, removing the cost of operating the door seems to be a bit of a stretch.

What are the arguments for it really?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

the door doesn't impart any energy onto the particles when it moves