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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

If only Le chatelier's principle applied to life

For the non chemistry students, this principle basically says that chemical equations at equilibrium will find some way to remain at equilibrium even if you add a lot of product or reactant (if you are a chem student and didn't know what it was, I renounce you as a friend. That's the science thing to do). Why would I want this to apply to real life? Well, haven't you ever noticed that when good things happen to some people they happen in bunches and when bad things happen to people, they happen in bunches as well. For an example of the good, just look at people in highschool who got scholarships. Generally the people who got full ride scholarships got full ride scholarships from another university and then went on to become valedictorian etc. Then for an example of the bad, just look at Jennifer Hudson, who lost both her mother, brother and nephew at once. If le Chatelier's principle applied, this wouldn't have happened. Every good thing would be immediately balanced with a bad thing. For example, if some rich kid gets a pony for their birthday, their puppy must die. Or maybe you get AIDS but you also get accepted into Harvard. Could you imagine how many Asian kids would get AIDS just to get into Harvard? Could you imagine how many parents would support their kids getting AIDS to get into Harvard? I'm not sure if this actually returns you to equilibrium but let me continue. As a continuation of the principle, small changes require small adjustments and big changes require big adjustments. For example, if you accidentally forget your keys in your car, you might find that the Tim Horton's coffee cup you are holding has won you $20 which negates the inconvenience of locking yourself out. However, if you got a terminal illness then you would have to get something big like immortality. I'm not sure what that equilibrium state would look like but that's up to the philosophers to ponder. Also, consider the following scenario: A genie magically appears and grants you 3 wishes. Of course to counteract the awesomeness of this, you would die after the first wish has been granted. You might say: "Hey, just ask for immortality." But of course, the genie won't allow you to do that. Thus, you would have to wish to live a normal life and die when you are supposed to die, returning you to your normal state. Man, inventing a way for the world to operate is hard work. No wonder God rested on the 7th day.

1 comment:

r_ said...

5 posts in one day?
Keep the beef!