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Survey Says To UK — Repeal Laws of Thermodynamics

Posted by kdawson on from the einstein-is-next-up-against-the-wall dept.

mostxlnt writes "As we noted, the new Tory UK government has launched a website asking its subjects which laws they'd most like repealed. There are proposals up for repeal of the Laws of Thermodynamics: Second, Third, and all (discussion thread on this one closed by a moderator). One comment on the Third [now apparently deleted] elucidated: 'Without the Third Law of Thermodynamics, it would be possible to build machines that would last forever and provide an endless source of cheap energy. thus solving both potential crises in energy supply as well as solving the greenhouse gas problem in one step... simples... eh?'"

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  1. Newsbiscuit, anyone? by boundary · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think it's happening because of this article on a British clone of The Onion, called NewsBiscuit... http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/07/05/nick-clegg-to-repeal-second-law-of-thermodynamics/

    1. Re:Newsbiscuit, anyone? by Threni · · Score: 3, Informative

      Some people in Britain have worked out how to access websites hosted outside of the UK, so it's entirely possible, however unlikely, that they were inspired by an Onion article:

      http://www.theonion.com/articles/christian-right-lobbies-to-overturn-second-law-of,281/

  2. Re:Brilliant by jd · · Score: 3, Informative

    I suspect that nobody is really that bothered by laws requiring those under 16 to practice with the longbow or cabs to carry bails of hay. I also seriously doubt that many people even know that many laws, let alone which ones are absurd.

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  3. Re:Greens by igb · · Score: 4, Informative

    And they that sarcasm doesn't travel well.

    In case it wasn't entirely obvious, these are jokes. The whole process is a farce, so people are making jokes. I know, I know, I shouldn't have to say.

  4. Correction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    the new Tory UK government has

    It's not a Tory government, it's a coalition government.

  5. Just trolls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's a joke, amazed that you guys think these submissions are from idiots that believe this is possible. It's a British site, we enjoy taking the piss out of government crap.

    1. Re:Just trolls by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Informative

      Exactly. We don't believe for a minute they're going to repeal any laws worth repealing so let's just mock them.

      For more examples see the petitions site: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/

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  6. Re:Perfect laws? by BasilBrush · · Score: 3, Informative

    The serious favourite for repeal on that site is the law against cannabis. Perfectly reasonable law to repeal. Plenty of good reasons for doing so. But there's no change the government will do so. They aren't really interested in hearing what the public wants. They just want it to appear that they are listening.

    Hence why the public choose to ridicule the whole thing by voting for the repeal of various laws of physics.