sábado, 1 de octubre de 2016

"The second law" by Muse

La Termodinámica parece un asunto muy serio (¡y lo es!). Pero puedes encontrarte con grupos de rock alternativo como Muse que le dedican un disco entero, que se llama "The second law", publicado en 2012.

Las letras de los diferentes temas están relacionadas con los efectos en la humanidad de la escasez de energía útil. En el vídeo puedes ver el tema número 12, "Unsustainable", cuya letra, en un inglés fácil de entender, tienes más adelante.


"All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases.
In all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves an isolated system, the entropy of that system increases. 

Energy continuously flows from being concentrated, to becoming dispersed, spread out, wasted and useless.
New energy cannot be created and high grade energy is being destroyed. An economy based on endless growth is...
Un-sus-tain-able! 
Un-sus... 
Unsustain, unsustain-able 
Unsustainable, unsustainable 
Unsustainable, unsustainable
Unsustain, unsustain-able
You're un-sus-tain-able!
Unsustainable, unsustainable, unsustainable

Ooh ooh
Ooh Uuuh
Uuuh Ouhh

The fundamental laws of thermodynamics will place fixed limits on technological innovation and human advancement.
In an isolated system the entropy can only increase. A species set on endless growth is... Un-sus-tain-able! 

Unsustain, unsustain-able 
Unsustainable, unsustainable 
Un-sus... 
Unsustainable, unsustainable
You're un-sus-tain-able!"