Subject: [Bulk] Truly...one of the funniest emails I've ever received Ok...this one is a keeper. Enjoy your day! deb > > Subject: Re: Science and Logic at its best > > > > The following is supposedly 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. > > > > 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 when it expands and heats 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 at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate >at > > which 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. Most of these religions state > > 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 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 slept with her last night, then number 2 >must > > be true, and thus I am sure 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 > > being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God." > > > > THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"
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