Can you reverse entropy without using energy?

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The discussion centers on the impossibility of reversing entropy without expending energy. Participants argue that while an impulse may temporarily affect a system, any attempt to reverse entropy ultimately requires energy input, as defined by the laws of thermodynamics. The consensus is that external energy is necessary to manipulate entropy, reinforcing the principle that entropy cannot be reversed in a closed system without energy expenditure.

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Can you reverse entropy without using energy?
 
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You might be able to use an impulse, however if you go outside the system you defined you are using energy.
 

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