also sprach vdongen (on Sat, 07 Jul 2001 06:51:48PM +0200): > minus 40 kelvin .... > ok....at 0 K ....al motion stops.....so at -40 all parts are moving in > a negative direction, but they are still moving....at about the same > speed as +40 K.......so -40 K is warmer then 0 K huh? nonono, it is physically impossible for *anything* to go colder than 0K *because* all particles stop moving. kinetic energy (i.e. temperature) doesn't care about the sign of the velocity (i.e. the direction) since it's squared anyway. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck -- echo Prpv a\'rfg cnf har cvcr | tr Pacfghnrvp Cnpstuaeic
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