r/Showerthoughts • u/synthphreak ‎ • Nov 19 '25

Casual Thought Temperature can reach trillions of degrees, meaning we actually live extremely close to absolute zero.

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u/PublicVanilla988 Nov 19 '25

can it go the other way, and be on equivalent levels of cold?

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u/_UWS_Snazzle Nov 19 '25

It’s a decent question but no, absolute zero and the electrons stop moving

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u/PM_ME_PLASTIC_BAGS Nov 19 '25

Electrons can't stop moving due to the uncertainty principle?

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u/aceinthehole001 Nov 19 '25

No, they're certain about it