Mom is missing the boat here. The law of entropy says that all actions on a SYSTEM have positive entropy. While the room will look more ordered, the system, which includes the rest of the house, the daughter, and even the trash can outside, will add up to a net positive entropy for the situation. So Mom should be encouraging the girl to increase entropy by cleaning her room!
Mom is missing the boat here. The law of entropy says that all actions on a SYSTEM have positive entropy. While the room will look more ordered, the system, which includes the rest of the house, the daughter, and even the trash can outside, will add up to a net positive entropy for the situation. So Mom should be encouraging the girl to increase entropy by cleaning her room!