Allan,
Thermodynamics without Entropy. Ok, I haven't understood entropy, must
be something with my work desk..Or hackle storage, tying table.
Rene

On 01/29/2014 02:16 PM, Allan Fish wrote:
> AHHHHHH  - Good old Thermodynamics in perfect function.
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> On 1/28/14, 11:13 PM, Bob wrote:
>> HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT
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>> The following is reputed to be an actual question given on a
>> University of Arizona chemistry mid term, and an actual answer turned
>> in by a student.
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>> 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)?
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>> 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.
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>> One student, however, wrote the following:
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>> "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, which is unlikely. 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.
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>> "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.
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>> "This gives two possibilities:
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>> "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.
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>> "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.
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>> "So which is it?
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>> "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 two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic
>> and has already frozen over.
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>> 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.
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>> Which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting 'Oh my God.'"
>> The Nong Brewery defines "Fermentation" as: Making "Rot" a Good Thing
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>> BobH
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