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   Message 325 of 1,217   
   Uncle Al to Binary Object   
   Re: Why is absolute zero finite compared   
   10 Dec 03 07:54:10   
   
   XPost: sci.physics, sci.astro   
   From: UncleAl0@hate.spam.net.retro.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?   
      
      1) The maximum temp is set by the Planck mass.  When mass-energy   
   density is sufficent to collapse space, that's it.   
      
      2) You can find all sorts of clever ways to overstuff a bag, but   
   once it is empty that's it.   
      
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