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The Arrow of Time and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Can time run backwards as well as forwards?
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The Arrow of Time and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Can time run backwards as well as forwards? First of all time doesn't run anywhere so we have to visualise time using the systems that run in it, like dropping an egg. If time were to run backward the events would not be able to happen and then "un-happen" and return to its original state, so the egg that we just dropped and smashed would return to an un-broken egg. In real life talking about the direction of time can seem quite obvious because as just mentioned, an egg can not reassemble itself, as like water, it can not flow back up a hill. We know by experience that these events are impossible in our reality, which is why we perceive time with a direction. We will naturally be able to tell if a movie is running backward or not...
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