Bizarre™ Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 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, consider 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+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 OWNED :) Best answer to a test I've ever seen(and that's definitely an achievement :P)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 That was so good :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manbotdbot Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Nice job. Had me smiling (I don't usually laugh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Nice job. Had me smiling (I don't usually laugh).You should smile more, they say it's healthy!(Picture of they) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace_Angel Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 This had me smiling at first, then thinking later... Heat affects matter... Is a soul matter after all???Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Mary K Baxter - A Divine Revelation of Hell - BOOK and MP3 -Take a listen if you REALLY want to...if anything it's something to either laugh at or take seriously. I personally think hell is real but many don't. I read this book one day and if it is real...it's terrible! Anyways here's and MP3 about it:A Divine Revelation of Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshTheGamer Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Nice job. Had me smiling (I don't usually laugh).You should smile more, they say it's healthy!(Picture of they)What an ugly piece of shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 What an ugly piece of shit!Hey, that's my dad you're talking about!Kidding :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshTheGamer Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 What an ugly piece of shit!Hey, that's my dad you're talking about!Kidding ;)hahahaa I would kill myself if that was my dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 @Ash:For real?LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NIGM4 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Good read and good time laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshTheGamer Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 @Ash:For real?LMAOhell Yea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy8 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Gundam510 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 i would post that up on the bord for future students to see. once you tell them i had a student tell me about hell and it freezing over. don't believe me here read his paper. heh heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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