20091025 - MYSELF AS A ROBOT by @cynflr
(An automaton is an Ancient Greece robot. There were absolute badass)
Reblogged because ancient automata were truly awesome.
A proposed 5th Law of Thermodynamics…
An open system containing a large mixture of similar automatons, placed in contact with a non-equilibriated environment, has a finite probability of supporting the spontaneous generation and growth of self constructing machines of unlimited complexity.
“An “open system” is one that can exchange energy and matter with its environment.
An “automaton” is a particle or physical object or machine, capable of interacting with other particles, objects or machines.
A “machine” is a mechanism capable of extracting work from the the conversion of high energy reactants,into low grade waste products plus heat.
A “non-equilibriated environment” is an environment which contains materials capable of reacting together in order to release energy plus waste products.
By “unlimited complexity” we imply that within the constraints imposed by available energy, materials, possible pathways, and time, that the system could evolve indefinitely to become a more and more effective mechanism for the conversion of the materials found within the environment into waste products, waste energy and machine structure.
Extracted from an essay I found while studying. Plus I think Cyn’s self portrait as a robot ilustrates very well the statements above.
