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I didn't say that the steam engine created or destroyed energy, but that it consumes it (e.g. it burns coal and uses the energy to perform work). Conservation o
by mullingitover 13y ago
I didn't say that the steam engine created or destroyed energy, but that it consumes it (e.g. it burns coal and uses the energy to perform work). Conservation of energy is a given.
- mikeyouse 13y ago> I didn't say that the steam engine created or destroyed energy, but that it consumes it (e.g. it burns coal and uses the energy to perform work). Conservation of energy is a given. Technically you said that the steam engine consumes energy. Which is silly since it merely consumes coal (which contains energy). But point taken, your meaning was implied and obvious but not explicit. Sorry for wasting your time with a needlessly pedantic correction that added nothing to the conversation. In light of this new information, are you still confused about the downvotes for your initial comment?