Well, in thermodynamics we have a Gibbs free energy ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbs_free_energy) and a Helmholtz free energy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz_free_energy).
Free energy is not free in the sense of free beer or of free speech, it is free in the sense of being liberated by a transformation. Given the context, your celebrants were probably talking about free (beer) energy? -- rec -- On Dec 26, 2007 3:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At a Christmas eve party here in Santa Fe (the city very different) , a > number of new age or whatever folks were talking about "free energy" which > they claimed was a scientific reality. Being somewhat of a sceptic and > cynic, I cried out a Dickens' humbug. But thought I would toss this out to > the FRIAM list to see if anyone knew anything about so-called "free > energy". cheers Paul > > > > ------------------------------ > See AOL's top rated > recipes<http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004>and > easy > ways to stay in > shape<http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aoltop00030000000003>for > winter. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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