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T&L Wheelock Racing
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 Posted - 11/09/2004 : 11:51:44 AM
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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 enjoy 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 when it expands and heats 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 at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which 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 existing in the world today.
Most 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 slept with her last night, then Number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.
The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night,
Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God."
The GREAT NORTHWEST
DALE JARRETT...we race the truck
BEVERS..... JOHNSONS....with the knowledge of what a BEAVER needs
BFG.........together always
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Kens Racers
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 1:02:13 PM
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Dragon
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 4:34:26 PM
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Grey Ghost
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 4:38:23 PM
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What the Hell was he talking, bout!
Ghost3of3
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SpeedBump
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Posted - 11/09/2004 : 7:19:57 PM
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Boudreaux died and was on his way down to hell. In anticipation, the Devil turned up the thermostat to make it warm for Boudreaux. When Boudreaux arrived, the devil asked, "Hey Boudreaux, how do you like the hear down here?"
Boudreaux says, "Mais, its just fine. It reminds me of Bayou PonPon in July."
That made the Devil mad. That night, the Devil turned the thermostat up all the way it could go. Man it was hot!! When Bordreaux woke up, the Devil asked him, "NOW how do you like it down here"?
Boudreaux says, Mais, it's fine. It reminds me of August on Bayou Lafourche."
As you might expect, that made the devil all the more mad. Well, that night, he turned the thermostat down all the way it could go! The whole place frosted over. Icicles started forming from the rafters. When Boudreaux woke up, the devil asked him How you like it NOW Boudreaux?"
Boudreaux shivering, through blue lips, says "Mais cher, I'm one happy Cajun!!"
Thw Devil was infuriated!! He yelled, "What do you mean you're one happy Cajun?!!"
Boudreaux, still shivering says, "The Saints done won the Superbowl!!"  |
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a little hell 101
