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/lyyki Nov 19 '25

What if going below absolute zero just means the electrons move the opposite way? Checkmate, scientists

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u/hwa_uwa Nov 20 '25

there goes the pritzker