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Everything in the universe tends to slow down and fall apart what does this mean?
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∙ 11y ago
Perhaps you refer to the word "entropy"? The concept that everything tends to fall apart and an input of energy is required to maintain order and stability. This could be in reference to one of the Laws of Thermodynamics, or to cosmology, or psychology. Basically, stuff wants to fall apart. :)
Actually, it's not entirely accurate to say that "everything tends to slow down and fall apart". Although that may ultimately be the case, there's nothing to stop things speeding up and coming together in the meantime. Gravity, for instance, tends to speed up things and bring them together. Combine gravity with nuclear forces, and you get a hugely complex coming together of stuff - just look at the interior of your average G-type star.
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