Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Pballer98c · 30 Nov 2005

There are many different versions of this around the internet, so I just took the one we discussed in class. This question is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term.

Most of the students wrote Proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law, (gas cools off 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 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 us look at the different religions that exist 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 is 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 give 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 student was the only one to receive an “A”.
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Firehed · 30 Nov 2005

That's just amazing. Classy ending to the most useful scientific experiement ever.

kill_me_quick · 30 Nov 2005

Well that made me laugh, twice in a day, must be doing something good.

DreamTheEndless · 30 Nov 2005

funny - but bogus

http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/hell.asp

Adnuo · 30 Nov 2005

Honestly, I couldn't care less if it's real or not, it's funny as Hell (no pun intended )

P2D · 30 Nov 2005

ROFFLE the last 2 bits are new to me, but way funny

tm36usa · 30 Nov 2005

wow thats sweet. Definitly worth the read

kickarse · 30 Nov 2005

Reposts are a wonderful way to go back in time without actually using a flux capacitor and reaching 88 miles per hour...

Nexxo · 30 Nov 2005

Yeah, but not nearly as much fun... closing...

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Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs heat)?

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Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or Endothermic (absorbs heat)?

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Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

kill_me_quick Big and Blue

DreamTheEndless Gravity hates Bacon

Adnuo Banned

P2D 99.999% Pure Spam!

tm36usa What's a Dremel?

kickarse What's a Dremel?

Nexxo * Prefab Sprout – The King of Rock 'n' Roll

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