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CHAPTER ONE What It Is – Energy EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH energy. Not in a mystical way. In the simplest way. Every single thing you can see, touch, smell, or hear is made possible because of energy. Energy is the basic ingredient of reality. It's not just what powers machines or heats the sun. It’s what makes anything happen, period. Energy is the ability to do work. That sounds technical, but here’s what it really means: if something moves, changes, grows, burns, freezes, charges, cools, explodes, lights up, or fades out—it used energy. That’s it. That’s the whole trick. There are different types of energy. Some you’ve heard of: Kinetic energy (when something’s moving), Potential energy...