Ginsberg's Theorem

Ginsberg's theorem is a parody of the laws of thermodynamics in terms of a person playing a game. The quote was first attributed to the poet Allen Ginsberg in a 1975 issue of the Coevolution Quarterly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginsberg%27s_theorem

The "theorem" is given as a restatement of the consequences of the zeroth, first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics, with regard to the usable energy of a closed system:[5][6][7][8].

  1. There is a game. (consequence of zeroth law of thermodynamics)
  2. You can't win. (consequence of first law of thermodynamics)
  3. You can't break even. (consequence of second law of thermodynamics)
  4. You can't even get out of the game. (consequence of third law of thermodynamics)

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