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You May See A Cup Of Tea Fall Off A Table And Break Into Pieces On The Floor... But You Will Never See The Cup Gather Itself Back Together And Jump Back On The Table. The Increase Of Disorder, Or Entropy, Is What Distinguishes The Past From The Future, Giving A Direction To Time.

-Stephen Hawking

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You May See A Cup Of Tea

Stephen Hawking

You May See A Cup Of Tea Fall Off A Table And Break Into Pieces On The Floor... But You Will Never See The Cup Gather Itself Back Together And Jump Back On The Table. The Increase Of Disorder, Or Entropy, Is What Distinguishes The Past From The Future, Giving A Direction To Time.

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