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a hypothetical being that could separate a mixture of hot and cold water into two compartments: hot and cold water, letting the hotter-than-average portion through a trapdoor between the compartments. Maxwell's demon challenges the second law of thermodynamics: when hot and cold water are mixed, it will reach an equilibrium middling temperature.
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