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minus-squarexeplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoMass is not conserved. And while CICO may be true in the same sense that spherical cows can be used as an approximation, the devil’s in the details.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-23 days agoI didn’t say just mass was conserved. I said that mass and energy, when taken together, are conserved. Mass is just another form of energy. I assure you, ci/co is not a “spherical cow”. Every single joule of energy is accounted for.
Mass is not conserved. And while CICO may be true in the same sense that spherical cows can be used as an approximation, the devil’s in the details.
I didn’t say just mass was conserved. I said that mass and energy, when taken together, are conserved. Mass is just another form of energy.
I assure you, ci/co is not a “spherical cow”. Every single joule of energy is accounted for.