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The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington
chemistry mid term. 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.
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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,
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 over 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, lets look at the different religions that exist in the
world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a 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 state
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. Of course, 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 postulation given to me
by Karen during my Freshman year," ..that it will be a cold day in Hell
before I sleep with you.", and taking into account the fact that I still
have not succeeded in having relations with her, then, #2 cannot be
true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze."
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The student received the only "A" given.
chemistry mid term. 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,
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 over 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, lets look at the different religions that exist in the
world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a 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 state
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. Of course, 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 postulation given to me
by Karen during my Freshman year," ..that it will be a cold day in Hell
before I sleep with you.", and taking into account the fact that I still
have not succeeded in having relations with her, then, #2 cannot be
true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze."
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The student received the only "A" given.
