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    The following is an actual question given on a Texas A&M University
    >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 off when it expands and heats). One
    > > student wrote the following answer:
    > > First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time.
    > > So we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate
    > > 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. Some of these religions state
    >that if
    > > you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there
    > > are 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:
    > > 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.
    > > 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 still have not succeeded
    > > in having sexual relations with her, then #2 cannot be true,
    > > and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze.
    > >
    > > The student received the only “A” given.
    > >[blush2]
    [buz2]EZY does it.

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