Popular Post kevjohn Posted May 1, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2013 The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term exam. The answer by one student was so"profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via theInternet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it aswell... Here is the "Bonus Question" on the exam:"Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?" Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or somevariant. One student, however, wrote the following.First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and therate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once asoul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different Religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religionsstate that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell.Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belongto more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure inHell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately assouls are added. This gives two possibilities: 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increaseuntil all Hell breaks loose. 2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hellfreezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa (a girlfriend of mine during my Freshman year) that, "it will be acold day in Hell before I sleep with you", and take into account the factthat I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I amsure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore,extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine beingwhich explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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