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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 in 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 the 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.”

THE STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY “A”
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Yeah seen that before, funnily enough it was given to us as a funny example of a question in chemistry class while we were studying endothermic and exothermic reactions :D

Just awesome!
 
Matt said:
endothermic and exothermic reactions
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i'm just glad there was an explanation in brackets otherwise i'd be googling all day cos personally i've never heard of endothermic or exothermic
 
hahaha .... thats the second laugh you've given me in one thread, ever thought of being a comedian? :) I enjoyed what the student wrote in answear to your previous question.

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Tech said:
ever thought of being a comedian?
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what, a stand up comedian:confused:, cos i'm in a wheelchair

possible hat trick

BTW: if 3 cats go swimming, how many people take sugar in their Coffee[ot]figure that one out[/ot]
 
donkey42 said:
BTW: if 3 cats go swimming, how many people take sugar in their Coffee[ot]figure that one out[/ot]
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I've desperately been looking on the net for an answear to this just to be a smart arse and beat you at your own game but frustratingly I've failed......bugger! :mad:

So cum'on tell me what it is
 
well let me explain: there are not 3 cats, they are really kittens, Erm, no no no, flying spaghetti monsters from the church

& the people that take sugar actually refers to the meatballs also from the same church

hope that explains it[ot]no wonder i live alone, could you put up with me 24/7[/ot]
Tech said:
I've desperately been looking on the net for an answear to this just to be a smart arse and beat you at your own game but frustratingly I've failed
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you can get used to disappointment, believe me, i know

Edit: BTW: about 80% of computer problem are actually caused by people, look here
 
LOL thanks Donkey:) The hate mail page at the church of the flying Spaghetti Monster is a particularly good read. Its amazing how many people think its about their religion when I cant see any other religion mentioned on the site, well...not in that context. Another great page to check when I'm bored ;)
 
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