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Experimental Fat Loss's avatar

Yea physics is basically hosed. I bet Newton is turning in his grave as we speak.

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John Lawrence Aspden's avatar

I don't think Newton actually had any concept of conservation of energy, but I'm amused by the idea of the corpses of Émilie du Châtelet and Emmy Noether coming together in shock to form a first-order perpetual motion machine. Electricity too cheap to meter! From Entirely Natural Sources!

Truly Hell hath no fury.....

If you want Newton to join in you're going to have to find a diet that violates conservation of momentum. And give us the stars!

Although come to think of it he'd probably want to use all that energy to turn lead into gold. Which wouldn't violate anything at all.

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Ministry of Truth's avatar

> I bet Newton is turning in his grave as we speak.

How many carolies does that produce?

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Experimental Fat Loss's avatar

Turning in your grave actually consumes calories, breaking another law of physics..

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John Lawrence Aspden's avatar

As many as we like!

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