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Cat Waste Explained

        Cat Waste Explained    While cleaning out the litterbox, I asked myself; Why do cats shit?   The answer is, of course; Because you can’t unburn a candle. - that is, because entropy increases. But then this raises the question:   Why can’t you unburn a candle? Because tiny chaos always grows. - which explains entropy as molecular disorder. But then:   Why does tiny chaos always grow? Because later is likelier. - the thermodynamic arrow of time. But then:   Why is later likelier? Because the universe will expand forever. - which links thermodynamic and cosmological arrows. But then:   Why will the universe expand forever? Because far stars fall up. - which links the cosmological arrow to cosmic acceleration. But then:   Why do far stars fall up? Because vacuum sucks. - which links cosmic acceleration to dark energy. But then:   Why does vacuum suck? Because ...

Alertness Explained

          Alertness Explained             Why do I rise fresh and bright?           Because my morning bedroom’s full of light.             Why is my morning bedroom full of light?           Because the Sun rises in the east.             Why does the Sun rise in the east?           Because Earth’s spin is constant.             Why is Earth’s spin constant?           Because angular momentum is conserved.             Why is angular momentum conserved?           Becaus...