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Conservation of energy and wasted energy

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Key ideas

  1. Energy can't be created or destroyed.

  2. In a closed system, the total energy stays the same.

  3. "Wasted" energy is dissipated, mostly as a tiny warming of the surroundings.

  4. Lubrication and insulation reduce unwanted transfers.