The following is an actual question given on a , University of washington , Chemistry mid-term.
The answer by one of the 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 off when it expands and heats up 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 with '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 into hell...it will not leave , therefore , no souls are leaving.
As for , how many souls are entering hell....some religions state that if u are not a member of their religion , U will go to hell !!
Since there are 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 rate as they are , we can expect , the number of souls to increase in hell
exponentially...
Now , we look at the rate of change of volume in hell.....because Boyle's Law states that inorder that the temperature and pressure ( in hell ) stays 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 will increase till all hell breaks loose !!
2-If hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell , then 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 go out with you ," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having any relations with her , then.......the second possibility cannot be true , and thus , I'm sure that hell is exothermic and will not freeze...
*The student recieved the only "A" given...
The answer by one of the 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 off when it expands and heats up 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 with '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 into hell...it will not leave , therefore , no souls are leaving.
As for , how many souls are entering hell....some religions state that if u are not a member of their religion , U will go to hell !!
Since there are 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 rate as they are , we can expect , the number of souls to increase in hell
exponentially...
Now , we look at the rate of change of volume in hell.....because Boyle's Law states that inorder that the temperature and pressure ( in hell ) stays 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 will increase till all hell breaks loose !!
2-If hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell , then 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 go out with you ," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having any relations with her , then.......the second possibility cannot be true , and thus , I'm sure that hell is exothermic and will not freeze...
*The student recieved the only "A" given...
