[Phys-L] Quotation

[Carl Gaither <cgaither628@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Hello to the group--

I came across a very interesting quotation:

"Physics proves to us the impossibility of perpetual motion among visible,
tangible bodies, at the same time that it reveals to us a world where
perpetual motion is the rule--the world of molecules and atoms."
Burroughs, John
The Breath of Life
Chapter IX (p. 190)

I was just wondering how one would go about explaining why this statement
must be false.

Carl Gaither
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