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   Message 321 of 1,217   
   Ed Ruf to Binary Object   
   Re: Why is absolute zero finite compared   
   10 Dec 03 05:38:01   
   
   XPost: sci.physics, sci.astro   
   From: EG*nospam*Ruf@cox.net   
      
   On 9 Dec 2003 12:45:56 -0800, in sci.space.science BinaryLargeObjct@aol.com   
   (Binary Object) wrote:   
      
   >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?   
      
   If you consider that absolute zero in a more useful temperature scale is 0   
   degrees K and the bounds you are considering are inverses of one another,   
   does this help?   
      
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