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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 the Internet, which is of course
why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat)
or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs
using Boyle's Law which states that ...
University of Washington chemistry mid-term exam.
The answer by one student was so profound that the professor
shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is of course
why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat)
or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs
using Boyle's Law which states that ...
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 the Internet, which is of course
why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat)
or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs
using Boyle's Law which states that gas cools off
when it expands and heats up when it is compressed,
or some variant.
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 that
souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I
think that we can safely assume that once a soul 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. Some
of these religions state that if you are not member of their
religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of
these religions and since people do not belong to 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 in Hell to
stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately
as souls 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 increase until 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
Hell freezes over.
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa
during my Freshman year, that "...it will be a cold
day in Hell before I sleep with you", and take into account the
fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations
with her, then No. 2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell
is exothermic and will not freeze.
The student received the only "A".
University of Washington chemistry mid-term exam.
The answer by one student was so profound that the professor
shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is of course
why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat)
or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs
using Boyle's Law which states that gas cools off
when it expands and heats up when it is compressed,
or some variant.
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 that
souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I
think that we can safely assume that once a soul 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. Some
of these religions state that if you are not member of their
religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of
these religions and since people do not belong to 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 in Hell to
stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately
as souls 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 increase until 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
Hell freezes over.
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa
during my Freshman year, that "...it will be a cold
day in Hell before I sleep with you", and take into account the
fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations
with her, then No. 2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell
is exothermic and will not freeze.
The student received the only "A".
re: old but still good
Too much for me to get my head round on a Friday.
re: old but still good
Good one Topper, had to get my dictionary out for some of it, never knew `postulate' meant what it did, thought it was something completely differant......Keep em coming..
