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173 - Perpetual Motion

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Jan 16, 2024
Exploring perpetual motion machines and the laws of thermodynamics. Personal experiences with failed attempts of creating perpetual motion machines. Discussion on entropy and the mechanical Turk. Bizarre encounter with future selves. Speculating about sending messages from the future through a podcast. Transition to practical answers and wristwatches.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Perpetual Motion Machines
02:41 • 11min
3
Perpetual Motion and Failed Experiments
13:59 • 13min
4
Entropy and Perpetual Motion Machines
26:42 • 8min
5
The Mechanical Turk and Perpetual Motion
34:59 • 17min
6
Encounter with Future Selves
52:24 • 2min
7
Receiving Messages from Terrible Future Versions and Removing Irrelevant Ads
54:11 • 2min
8
Sending Messages from the Future through a Podcast
56:15 • 2min
9
Perpetual Motion and Practical Answers
58:21 • 11min