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How to think "Outside the
Box" !!!!
Regards,
Jayson
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 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 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. <FONT color=#0f0f0f
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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 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 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. <FONT color=#0f0f0f face=Arial lang=0
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