Posted on 08/29/2021 12:20:51 PM PDT by sodpoodle
The following is an actual question given on a University of Arizona chemistry midterm, and an actual answer turned in by a student.
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, which is unlikely. 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.'
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+.
But good. Thanks for posting.
Very old, but nice to recycle the funny ones
LOL, that’s outstanding.
A+
Great!
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The correct answer to the question as written is “Yes.”
Hell is either endothermic or exothermic.
Delightfully incorrect politically speaking.
"Dad we almost lost Mom today!" said little Bobby"What do you mean?" asked Dad.
"Well, I got home from school early today and went up to your bedroom and there was Mom flat on her back with her legs in the air screaming, 'Jesus I'm coming, I'm coming.' If it hadn't of been for Uncle George holding her down we'd have lost her for sure!"
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
I’m sure many will learn for themselves.
Plus we’re talking about another dimension where the laws of the universe we now live in do not apply.
Either way I for one am not willing to find out for myself.
Cute!
LOL, that’s brilliant.
Good catch ... I thought the same answer. Like the old, can you type 40 words a minute .... “Forty words a minute”.
As many as want to.
Exothermic.
What is the temperature inside a black hole?
I have heard/seen it from time time since I was old enough to hear such things and I am 75.
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