APS Training Manual

13.301 Again, what if accepting the Laws of Thermodynamics without question blocks innovation that can reduce Climate Change? Here are some questions we need to consider (and ask!) when thinking about our ongoing acceptance of the 200-year-old Laws of Thermodynamics YES NO 1) Is it true that in the pursuit of absolute truth, some past scientific laws and beliefs that were held as true have been proven to actually be wrong and untrue? 2) Is it logically possible that some scientific laws and believes we hold now could be wrong? 3) Is it scientific to update old/wrongs laws and beliefs, to new proven designs and understandings? 4) Experts often quote the Laws of Thermodynamics when contesting innovation designed to combat climate change. Should they be allowed to simply cite the laws and block progress, without a modern and thorough explanation? 5) Experts will often recite that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Many of the same experts maintain that in the “Big Bang” time, space, matter and energy came into existence from nothing. Is the contradiction apparent to you? 6) Many scientists today say that we don’t know what energy actually is—which is fundamental to fully understanding the Laws of Thermodynamics. Could the developers of the Laws of Thermodynamics in the nineteenth century understand what energy is in its entirety, yet more technically advanced modern-day scientists do not? 7) Imagine a hydraulic product exists (Product A) and through innovation, a more efficient version is patented (Product A+). As it turns out, Product A+ can derive its total hydraulic fluid requirement, pumping it from Product A, with work potential remaining in product A+ (Win < Wout). This outcome contests the Laws of Thermodynamics. Can the Laws of Thermodynamics remain valid with this consideration? □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Answered yes to 4, 6, 7 and no to 1, 2, 3, 5? Please send your explanations, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Answered no to 4, 6, 7 and yes to 1, 2, 3, 5? Then pass this on to scientific experts and ask for urgent support to developing good solutions to address climate change.

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