FW: Thermodynamics of Hell

Just a little joke from me :-)

Kind regards,
Tekken


 The following is an actual exam 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 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 belief 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 at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate
that 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 most 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, then Hell must 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 rate at which souls
enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell
freezes  over.

  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
that event
  take place, then #2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is
  exothermic and will not freeze."

  This student received the only 'A' in the class.