@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 10 months agoProbably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down131
arrow-up1485arrow-down1imageProbably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist?lemmy.dbzer0.com@Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 10 months agomessage-square247fedilink
minus-square@vrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink9•edit-210 months agoI said “in most cases”. I am aware that it is possible. We’re looking at a macroscopic system here though. A microwave, not a couple of atoms in a lab. good luck cooling a couple of atoms in the center of an opaque blob of food with a laser
minus-square@worfosaurus@lemmy-api.ten4ward.sociallinkfedilink2•10 months agoI completely agree with your third point where you said “in most cases”. It was your first two points trying to create an analogy with light that I was responding to
I said “in most cases”. I am aware that it is possible. We’re looking at a macroscopic system here though. A microwave, not a couple of atoms in a lab. good luck cooling a couple of atoms in the center of an opaque blob of food with a laser
I completely agree with your third point where you said “in most cases”.
It was your first two points trying to create an analogy with light that I was responding to