If your name's not Maxwell you're not coming in

[boyofbadgers]

[Poll #588764]

Comments

[wintrmute.livejournal.com]

Have to admit it sounded familiar, but couldn't place it. Just read up on the Wikipedia entry though, but that's cheating. A Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_tube) sounds wonderfully Sci-Fi :)

[beckyc.livejournal.com]

I think probably my first introduction to Maxwell's demon was when I read the Mr Tompkins stories (Gamov) when I was about 13 or 14 or so. But then I went on to do a physics degree, so it's hardly suprising that I'm aware of Maxwell's works.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's SCIENCE. Yesterday was Science Day, I declare that today is... Not Science Day.

I don't think we did him for A-level Physics. Only Hooke, (Line and Sinker oho)

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

*reads Wikipedia entry*

I see. So basically, thermodynamics can do what the hell it likes as long as you don't try and measure/observe it?

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

I like Marna's answer best. Schroedinger's cat would take Maxwell's demon any time.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Just read the Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell's_demon). I wasn't far off, but I wasn't right either...

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

So, it's just me and steviespitfire that immediately thought of Big Brother, then? ;)

[hotbeatz.livejournal.com]

[beckyc.livejournal.com]

It seems that you really don't know many physicists (or not many nonsilent ones anyway), do you? How did that happen?! I'd have thought loads of people would have done it to A level at least.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

You meanie! I got all excited thinking there was some sort of 'Velvet Goldmine' connection and expecting something involving drugs, bisexuality and really silly platform boots. And it's just something about science! *huffs* I've had enough of science this week, as I already said re: the maths/science debate. Science is naughty. And not shiny enough.

(PS Next week I might think it's terribly exciting tho)