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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 
face=Arial lang=0 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">
 
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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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