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Hell

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 off when it expands and heats). One student wrote the following
answer:

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 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 still have not succeeded in 
having sexual 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.
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