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Is There Such a Thing As Absolute Hot?

Posted by timothy on from the she-does-exist-yes dept.

AlpineR writes "Is there an opposite to absolute zero? An article from PBS's NOVA online explains several theories of the maximum possible temperature. Maybe it's the Planck temperature, 10^32 K, beyond which the known laws of physics break down. Or maybe just 10^30 K, the limit of some versions of string theory. If space is actually 11-dimensional then the maximum temperature could even be as low as 10^17 K, attainable by the Large Hadron Collider. Or maybe infinite temperature wraps around to negative temperature and absolute hot is the same as absolute cold."

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  1. Integer overflows by m50d · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what you get for writing a universe in C.

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    1. Re:Integer overflows by Xzzy · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's a sound argument for intelligent design. If temperature overflows, it means we were all programmed and god does, in fact, exist.

      The downside is he's a first year CS student.

      It would certainly explain a lot. The universe's expansion is just a memory leak and the big bang was simply POST. Black holes? Core dumps. I just worry what happens when he wedges the machine and has to reboot.

  2. Is There Such a Thing As Absolute Hot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, and it's my wife's sister. I love the holidays!

    1. Re:Is There Such a Thing As Absolute Hot? by Wicko · · Score: 5, Funny

      And here, ladies and gentleman, is an excellent use of AC. Avoid death by wife! Although now you've ruled out any possibility of a threesome.

    2. Re:Is There Such a Thing As Absolute Hot? by rasputin465 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Although now you've ruled out any possibility of a threesome.

      Not necessarily. No one said his wife had to be involved in the threesome ;-)

  3. Yes, there is. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    McDonald's coffee?

  4. Absolute hot? by Malevolent+Tester · · Score: 5, Funny

    Margaret Thatcher. Covered in whipped cream. (apologies to anyone who was planning to close their eyes in the near future)

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  5. Or maybe by roman_mir · · Score: 5, Funny

    we should switch the scale of hotness: accept Carmen Electra as 1 unit of hotness as measured in the year 2000. Also accept that 2 Carmen Electras is twice as hot as 1 Carmen Electra. As the number of Carmen Electras approaches infinity, their total combined hotness approaches some saturation limit, after which it is no longer possible to determine whether hotness of N x Carmen Electra is greater than hotness of (N+1) x Carmen Electra, which breaks down the laws of mathematics and thus the laws of physics by making N=N+1.

    I must add that Chuck Norris can kick Carmen Electra's ass even at the hotness limit.

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  6. Re:A simple scientific experiment by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Is there such a thing as absolute hot?" 1. Turn on a burner on the stove. Turn it up as high as it will go. 2. Wait 5 minutes for the burner to warm up. 3. Place the palm of your hand on the burner...

    Very efficient: you test for absolute hot and absolute stupid all at the same time.

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