eli5: Why is it temperatures can go up to the trillions but only down to -273?

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eli5: Why is it temperatures can go up to the trillions but only down to -273?

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Temperature is a measure of how much the molecules are vibrating. When they stop, that is -273. You can always go faster, (up to light speed), but you cannot go slower than not moving at all.

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