Entropy example, Need explanation

[DecSpec]

Hi all,

I had a thermodynamics lecture a few week ago where our lecturer showed a video of an egg falling and smashing into the floor, which was then replayed in reverse showing the egg come back together, he then asked us can anyone explain why that isnt possible... The answers of "because it cant" or "because that dosnt make sence" were not really suffice haha. I know the 2nd law of thermodynamics is involved, but leaving the law aside, what is a good way of explaining this??? Please help!


Thanks

 

[PHovnanian]

The chicken can make an egg (the egg going from a high to a low entropy condition) only by considering the chicken system as a whole. The chicken expends energy and increases its overall system entropy in the process of creating the egg.