Monday 30 May 2011

Universe ends

You may have noticed people say that the universe is cooling down. It is true, and it is the means to an end.

We all the know universe started with a big bang. A massive amount of energy that to this day supplies every chemical reaction. This includes the reactions that supply our power plants and the ones that maintain the human body. People often wonder if energy cannot be created or destroyed why then must the universe come to an end.

The answer lies in what form this energy is in. Take for example a seemingly infinite source of energy, the wind turbine. However with every spin it robs the wind of some of its energy. The wind gets its energy from massive geological currents ultimately powered by the Earth's gravity and rotation.

It was once thought the astronomical bodies were timeless and unchanging. This is untrue. The Earth's rotation decreases slightly every year, with each century becoming approximately 1.401 milliseconds longer. This has ammounted to a 18 hour increase in our day since the Earth was first born. Our planet's geological phenomenon including our wind and ocean currents rob the Earth of its rotational energy day by day.



This just one example of many. I for one am not giving up. Quantum physics has shown that the laws of nature aren't always intuitive. Maybe someone out there will reverse the cycle?

I will try to write something more personal soon. Bye.

10 comments:

  1. It decreases like .33 right? I heard/read somewhere, this is pretty interesting, thanks for sharing :)

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  2. nice article. really made me think about the time i have left for some reason 0_o

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  3. Well, I know that the end of the world isn't going to be happening in my lifetime!

    ...I hope.

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  4. mmm I find it very difficult to reverse said cycles... that would mean that the laws of entropy would have to be broken you know...

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  5. I like the blog. Good luck with it. +1follower

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  6. I find this blog really interesting, so i follow.

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  7. itll happen in billions of years

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  8. I for one plan to live forever.

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  9. Such a little change affects a lot in a long time! great post! :)

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