Bend a paper clip back and forth several times and touch

Chapter 12, Problem 12.64

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Bend a paper clip back and forth several times and touch it to your lip. Why does it warm up? Repeat the process with a rubber band after it is stretched several times. Notice that it also warms up after stretching. Now take the stretched rubber band from your lip and wait for it to come to equilibrium with the surrounding air. Touch the stretched band to your lip, let it relax to its unstretched length, and note that it becomes cooler. Explain how the second law of thermodynamics helps you understand these results.

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