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   From: "dlzc@aol.com   
      
   Dear Binary Object:   
      
   "Binary Object"  wrote in message   
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   > Why is absolute zero approximately -460 F, yet the maximum   
   > possible amount of heat is seemingly infinite?  There is   
   > certainly an asymmetry.  Why is there no upper bound for   
   > heat?  Why is there a lower bound for cold?   
      
   Temperature is a measure of internal energy of a specific sort.  You cannot   
   have less than no internal energy (Dark Energy notwithstanding and not teh   
   right type anyway), but any finite positive value for energy would be   
   possible...   
      
   David A. Smith   
      
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