KaptCrunch Posted December 31, 2020 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 344 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5074 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 4347 Achievement Points: 40939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted December 31, 2020 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 are 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 THE ONLY "A" spinpuppy, RobMc, GHO5T and 6 others 3 6 Awards
Dogg Posted January 7, 2021 Member ID: 3781 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 133 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 205 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 631 Achievement Points: 2989 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/09/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 12:33 AM Birthday: 02/12/1954 Device: Windows Posted January 7, 2021 OMG I love it. Don't understand it but I love it. Awards
KaptCrunch Posted January 7, 2021 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 344 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5074 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 4347 Achievement Points: 40939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Author Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) the answer Quote "Endothermic reactions are reactions that require external energy, usually in the form of heat, for the reaction to proceed. Since endothermic reactions draw in heat from their surroundings, they tend to cause their environments to cool down. " other words that student got cool enough to engage with Teresa. learn Edited January 7, 2021 by KaptCrunch Labob 1 Awards
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