Andrew Capshaw

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higher entropy is also linked to higher temperature. This makes sense if you think of the difference between a block of ice and a cloud of steam. In order to be ice, the water molecules have to be arranged in a crystal structure, whereas the particles in steam are free to move around in three dimensions. But even just cooling the steam a bit reduces its entropy because the particles are moving less: they’re more constrained, or less disordered.
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
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