Hell: exothermic or endothermic (really funny XD)

Inasuma · Jan 27, 2009

HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is 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 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.'
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Somehow this student managed to get an A+... not sure if he convinced the teacher, or if it was just creative.

Discuss. :l

Styx · Jan 27, 2009

Yeah. I know of this. It's kinda old but still pretty funny.

Luna Lovegood · Jan 27, 2009

My chemistry teacher would love that.

jafar · Jan 27, 2009

I'm surprised there wasn't a lawsuit against this sort of question on the midterm.

Toshi · Jan 27, 2009

I could've written a better than this one.

Radiowave · Jan 27, 2009

LMFAO. <--I actually am doing this. That was brilliant

ワンダ said: ↑

I'm surprised there wasn't a lawsuit against this sort of question on the midterm.
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It could be a private college.

SpazticFantaztic >:3 · Jan 27, 2009

I just love that last part.

Firekeyblade · Jan 27, 2009

Wow.....XD....that was great. I'm surprised he didn't get in trouble for that last part...>_>

Saix · Jan 27, 2009

Firekeyblade said: ↑

Wow.....XD....that was great. I'm surprised he didn't get in trouble for that last part...>_>
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Never mind from the school, what about his girlfriend. o_o

I'll admit that was fairly halirous.

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