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. > > > > > > > On 1/28/14, 11:13 PM, Bob wrote: >> HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> 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, 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. >> >> "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 two 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.'" >> The Nong Brewery defines "Fermentation" as: Making "Rot" a Good Thing >> >> BobH >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB >> Mail" 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/vfb-mail?hl=en >> >> VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "VFB Mail" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > 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/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" 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/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
