My wife in a similar vein has been known to remark "well that was hellish"!!!!!
On Jul 16, 2:15 pm, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote: > 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." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/michaellenz?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
