How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased? [Resolves to poll in 1 week - Win/Place/Show]
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resolved Sep 3
60%56%
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER.
30%11%
Wait a very long time
10%2%
LET THERE BE LIGHT - Restart the universe with a second big bang.
1.2%
Invent interdimensional travel and bring in energy from other universes.
0.3%
Giant magnifying glass to concentrate sparse infrared heat radiation into a single point, lighting a fire.
0.7%
Capitalism
0.6%
Let there be life
0.6%
There is no such mechanism that can be influenced by humans
7%
BRUTE STRENGTH
3%
2nd law of thermodynamics depends on conservation of energy. General relativity does not actually globally conserve energy (look it up)
3%
Harness the suffering of Magical Girls as a source of entropy-reversing energy
3%
It can't, but if you could trigger another episode of cosmic inflation, it would cause entropy *density* to plummet, after which entropy could increase to a higher maximum.
5%
Time Travel
5%Other

This is a free response question, please submit your best answer to The Last Question.

This question will close on Saturday, September 2nd at Noon PDT. I will then open a Manifold Poll with all non-duplicate submitted answers as options.

For example, any variation of "We can't do that" is a duplicate of "INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER".

The resolution poll will ask which proposed solution, if any, you think is the most promising potential answer to the last question. The poll will run for 24 hours, until Noon PDT on Sunday, September 3rd.

This question resolves Win, Place, Show to the top three highest-voted responses:

  • 1st (Win) 60%

  • 2nd (Place) 30%

  • 3rd (Show) 10%

I will decide any ties using @FairlyRandom.

After setting the initial probabilities, I will not trade in this question except to buy NO in answers that I rule are duplicates of previously submittted answers.

You are welcome to submit and vote for silly answers, but I will personally be voting for INSUFFICIENT DATA unless someone submits a good faith answer that I think mankind should consider actually researching.

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