Phlebmaster Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I don't believe in hell, but this was an awesome write up. makes you think... Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic? The following is an actual question given on a McGill University chemistry mid-term Exam paper: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyles Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up 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 that souls are moving into Hell and the rate 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. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that most people and their 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 Boyles Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand 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. Of course, 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 Ms. Celine LeBlanc during my Freshman year - that "it will be a cold night in Hell before I sleep with you" - and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then (2) cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic. The student got the only A! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benitoz Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I love it ! If there were more questions Like this in school Id go back ! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted March 3, 2010 Administrators Share Posted March 3, 2010 I don't believe in hell... Give yourself an infraction. Me too, while you're at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I find hell as a nice place to relax and cool off, just seems like an eternity getting back to earth though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) But you forgot this part.... Andy Rooney "the rest of the story" So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Celine 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 that Hell is endothermic 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 extinct…leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being - which explains why, last night, Celine kept shouting "Oh my God." Edited March 3, 2010 by dsommer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Can't resist.... No Religion posts.... jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hell has in fact frozen over. The saints made it to, and won the superbowl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) Hell is very much thawed. The cubs have yet to win a series in the last 102 years. ...and the M104 is still searching for pistons... Edited March 4, 2010 by MAG58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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