> "One of the consequences of the second law of thermodynamics, is that it requires energy to do a certain amount of work." No, that is a restatement of the Fi

> "One of the consequences of the second law of thermodynamics, is that it requires energy to do a certain amount of work." No, that is a restatement of the First law of thermodynamics. Second law states that it is impossible to systematically (cyclically) extract heat and turn it completely into equivalent amount of work.