Glanza-Love Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 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, wecan 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."THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 that was profound til the last paragraph...waste Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Lol, maybe the examiner was Teresa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sx_turbo Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 lolthat i found was funny, i bet he was ugly and teresa was proper fit, otherwise he wouldnt bang on about it lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza-Love Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 LOL HAHA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 lol at the last few lines...waste of time reading the top half. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Driver Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 amazingly it all makes sense lollast para is funny lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starletraje Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 thats funny but in my opinion hell is nissan's parts department... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza-Love Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 lol ^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starletraje Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 you may find it funny... but they wanted 50 quid for a cat hanger. and trying to decat was my most expensive mistake ever... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 LOL one of my lecturers showed us that ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 you may find it funny... but they wanted 50 quid for a cat hanger. and trying to decat was my most expensive mistake ever...why would you decat a bog stock almera ;) serves you right ;d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheezeitthedog Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Truly awesome! Very lol worthy indeed. Although me thinks he put in far too much thought there lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 why would you decat a bog stock almera ;) serves you right ;dHe has "plans" so to speak ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Haha I loved that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 lol classid have iven him an a+ aswell for that haha legend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Thread from the dead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glanza-Love Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 yeah it is that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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