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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.




