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i found this on another person LJ but it so great i must post it for more to see.
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. Sowe need to know the rate at
which souls are moving into Hell and therate 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.
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. Sowe need to know the rate at
which souls are moving into Hell and therate 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.