Corollary of Second Law of Thermodynamics The total entropy (disorder) of an isolated system never decreases. Left alone, things get more...

Kelvin Statement

Source status: Attributed to Lord Kelvin

No engine can turn all of its heat into work. Some is always lost.

- Lord Kelvin

Category: Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws

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This law belongs with Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.

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