Is Hell exothermic or endothermic?

shravan316 · 10th June 2004, 01:02

I got this in my mail....

The following is an actual question given on University of
IOWA chemistry mid-term. The answer was so "profound" that
the professor shared it with Colleagues, which is why we
now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Read the whole thing...

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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 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 lets 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 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 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.Teresa Banyan during my Freshman year, "...that it will
be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you." Taking
into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in
having se*ual relations with her, then, #2 cannot be true,
and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not
freeze.

The student received the only "A" given.

If only i was this creative in my exams!!

S350L-E240 · 11th June 2004, 00:26

Nice read,
Looks like ur joining my bandwagon of Mr.Information?

Shan2nu · 11th June 2004, 01:13

"Hell"o there,
One of these days, i'm gonna hit the "Highway to Hell". See for myself.

Wait a min, i think i can already hear the "Hells Bells" ringing.

That was one "Hell" of a post, wasn't it?

Regards...
Shan2nu

shravan316 · 11th June 2004, 01:16

Tell me when alright?? U cud leave the vtec with me so that i can take care of it !!

no offense

Shan2nu · 11th June 2004, 01:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (shravan316 @ June 11 2004,09:46)]Tell me when alright?? U cud leave the vtec with me so that i can take care of it !!

*
no offense

I'm planning to take the "highway to hell" and you expect me to leave my Vtec here? And that too with you?

Go to "Hell"

Regards...
Shan2nu

shravan316 · 11th June 2004, 01:23

Dude...u could take my cycle with u...i want it to go to hell anyways...not the Vtec..plz don't take it to hell!

(jus kidding man)

Rehaan · 16th June 2004, 03:28

Lol guys,

the title of this thread was really funny....and then reading the posts that followed the main post..... LOL even funnier!

cya
R

10th June 2004, 01:02	#1
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	I got this in my mail.... The following is an actual question given on University of IOWA chemistry mid-term. The answer was so "profound" that the professor shared it with Colleagues, which is why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Read the whole thing... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 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 lets 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 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 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.Teresa Banyan during my Freshman year, "...that it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you." Taking into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having se*ual relations with her, then, #2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze. The student received the only "A" given. If only i was this creative in my exams!!
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11th June 2004, 01:13	#3
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	"Hell"o there, One of these days, i'm gonna hit the "Highway to Hell". See for myself. Wait a min, i think i can already hear the "Hells Bells" ringing. That was one "Hell" of a post, wasn't it? Regards... Shan2nu
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11th June 2004, 01:16	#4
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	Tell me when alright?? U cud leave the vtec with me so that i can take care of it !! no offense
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11th June 2004, 01:23	#6
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	Dude...u could take my cycle with u...i want it to go to hell anyways...not the Vtec..plz don't take it to hell! (jus kidding man)
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16th June 2004, 03:28	#7
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,039 Thanked: 34,069 Times	Lol guys, the title of this thread was really funny....and then reading the posts that followed the main post..... LOL even funnier! cya R
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11th June 2004, 00:26	#2
S350L-E240 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,416 Thanked: 393 Times	Nice read, Looks like ur joining my bandwagon of Mr.Information?
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