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Sorry, It's just too funny. I had to post it.

Sorry, I know it's off topic but it's a good laugh! Hope you enjoy it.




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.
> >
> > 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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