Debbie Roth

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Clausius reasoned as follows: Carnot had been wrong to say that all the heat flowing into an engine eventually flows out. But some does. This is not converted into work but is wasted. You can feel this if you put your hand near the exhaust pipe of your car. The warmth you sense is evidence that no matter how well engineered the system, some heat will always escape.
Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe
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