Guest Spargo Report post Posted February 19, 2007 Discuss BONUS QUESTION ON CHEMISTRY EXAM The following is supposedly an actual question given on 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 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 2 must be true, and thus I am sure 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." Oh, and Essay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted February 19, 2007 Makes complete sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efirty 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2007 hhaha, reminds me of a guy Gavin in fourth form who wrote in every answer to his maths exam "go f**k yourself Mrs Bosch" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted February 19, 2007 Haha classic. 5th form exams...lil sh*t james for social studys drew cock_and_balls on every page and wrote "f**k you,Im gay" on every page. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted February 19, 2007 (edited) Opposite of pro- n00b lol!!!! And that essay still got 61% - you sure it was the student smoking crack? Edited February 19, 2007 by bravomikewhiskey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2007 its so logical? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted February 20, 2007 Girls ARE evil. I see examples of it every day, gosh pushing 3rd formers into lockers.. poor wee ones. Very funny though Sam.. the hell thing makes perfect sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
driftnz 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2007 Hahahahaah.. these are so true.. remind me of many a school cert paper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
