02-02-2006, 11:56 PM
Jester,Feb 1 2006, 07:58 PM Wrote:Isn't that required by the second law of thermodynamics?
-Jester
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Yes
And no.
While no energy is lost that does not mean that all of it is successfully transferred.
Some energy is probably lost in light/heat given off during the process.
So none of the energy is "absolutely lost", but some of the "potentially useful stored" energy is lost.