HTHM Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 The following is an actual question given on a University of Arizona chemistry midterm, and an actual answer turned in by a student. 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, which is unlikely. 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 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+
mercman Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) Edited January 13, 2011 by mercman
asdve23rveavwa Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Hell is a place with no fishing!!! Or the old story of the guy that dies, finds himself fishing on a river...lands a beauty 5 lb brown trout. Thinks he is in heaven, takes another cast, lands another fish exactly the same. Next cast, same thing, and over and over. Finally realises he is actually in hell. No variety, no chance of failure, no excitement....NO THRILL.
Guest blairwelsh Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) *SMILES* Edited February 1, 2011 by SecretSpot
Dusky Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 This is a very creative answer to come-up with in such period of time. He deserve A+.
Fishnwire Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 A humourous read but... http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/hell.asp
GBW Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 A humourous read but... http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/hell.asp it is still a funny, haha type of post, no?
HTHM Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Posted January 13, 2011 A humourous read but... http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/hell.asp And the wet blanket has been tossed. Regardless of snopes it is still funny!
solopaddler Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Don't need snopes to tell me that wasn't legit. Don't need snopes to tell me that was funny as hell either.
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