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The higher the entropy, the higher the disorder.<\/p>\n<p>After his fall, and subsequent shattering, the inability to put him together again is representative of this principle, as it would be highly unlikely, though not impossible, to return him to his earlier state of lower entropy, as the entropy of an isolated system never decreases.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humpty_Dumpty#In_science\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humpty_Dumpty#In_science<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes! I have always wondered how to introduce the second law of thermodynamics to my grandson. 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