Schoolhouse Rock for Scholars
carlw wrote:
>
> First and Second Law - Flanders and Swann
>
> Inspired by C.P. Snow's theme of bringing Science and Art together...
>
> [Michael:] Snow says that nobody can consider themselves educated who
> doesn't know at least the basic language of Science. I mean, things like Sir
> Edward Boyle's Law, for example: the greater the external pressure, the
> greater the volume of hot air. Or the Second Law of Thermodynamics - this is
> very important. I was somewhat shocked the other day to discover that my
> partner not only doesn't know the Second Law, he doesn't even know the First
> Law of Thermodynamics.
>
> Going back to first principles, very briefly, thermodynamics is of course
> derived from two Greek words: thermos, meaning hot (if you don't drop it),
> and dinamiks, meaning dynamic, work; and thermodynamics is simply the
> science of heat and work and the relationships between the two, as laid down
> in the Laws of Thermodynamics, which may be expressed in the following
> simple terms...
>
> After me...
>
> The First Law of Thermodymamics:
> Heat is work and work is heat
> Heat is work and work is heat
> Very good!
>
> The Second Law of Thermodymamics:
> Heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body
> (scat music starts)
> Heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body
> Heat won't pass from a cooler to a hotter
> Heat won't pass from a cooler to a hotter
> You can try it if you like but you far better notter
> You can try it if you like but you far better notter
> 'Cos the cold in the cooler with get hotter as a ruler
> 'Cos the cold in the cooler with get hotter as a ruler
> 'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler
> 'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler
>
> First Law:
> Heat is work and work is heat and work is heat and heat is work
> Heat will pass by conduction
> Heat will pass by conduction
> Heat will pass by convection
> Heat will pass by convection
> Heat will pass by radiation
> Heat will pass by radiation
> And that's a physical law
>
> Heat is work and work's a curse
> And all the heat in the Universe
> Is gonna cooool down 'cos it can't increase
> Then there'll be no more work and there'll be perfect peace
> Really?
> Yeah - that's entropy, man!
>
> And all because of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which lays down:
>
> That you can't pass heat from the cooler to the hotter
> Try it if you like but you far better notter
> 'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a ruler
> 'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler
> Oh, you can't pass heat from the cooler to the hotter
> You can try it if you like but you'll only look a fooler
> 'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a ruler
> That's a physical Law!
>
> Oh, I'm hot!
> Hot? That's because you've been working!
> Oh, Beatles - nothing!
> That's the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-virus@lucifer.com [mailto:owner-virus@lucifer.com]On Behalf
> Of Tim Rhodes
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 1999 12:19 PM
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: Re: virus: An open letter to John Paul II
>
> I wrote:
>
> >What was that first law of thermodynamics again?
>
> Sorry, that should be Newton's first law.
>
> -Tim
-- To stay in place, you have to run. To get anywhere, you have to run even harder. --The Red Queen