This is a question from a university physics exam - Lone Star Stangs

larry03gt · 02-08-2004, 06:18 PM

This is a question from a university physics exam:

"Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof."

One student 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 can not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's 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 people and 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 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. Of course, 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 Ms. Therese Banyan during my Freshman year, that "it will be a cold night 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, so Hell is exothermic.

The student got the only A.

CraZy6 · 02-08-2004, 07:25 PM

Actually hell used as a metaphor in the bible.As metaphors are used in the whole bible. Because if you look into the bible it exlains internal darkness for those who are in hell. So if hell is lit, then there can not be any darkness. Darkness and lonelyness whould be hell enough. But that is still pretty funny.

swtguy · 02-08-2004, 07:27 PM

JOHNP · 02-08-2004, 07:29 PM

good!!!

The Blue Beast · 02-09-2004, 02:21 AM

I always love things like those... funny stuff

Firemanz · 02-09-2004, 03:10 AM

02-08-2004, 06:18 PM	#1
larry03gt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,798	This is a question from a university physics exam This is a question from a university physics exam: "Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof." One student 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 can not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's 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 people and 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 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. Of course, 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 Ms. Therese Banyan during my Freshman year, that "it will be a cold night 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, so Hell is exothermic. The student got the only A. __________________ :larry03gt :larry03gt :larry03gt :larry03gt :larry03gt :larry03gt :larry03gt

02-08-2004, 07:25 PM	#2
CraZy6 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Corpus Christi,TX Posts: 839	Actually hell used as a metaphor in the bible.As metaphors are used in the whole bible. Because if you look into the bible it exlains internal darkness for those who are in hell. So if hell is lit, then there can not be any darkness. Darkness and lonelyness whould be hell enough. But that is still pretty funny. Last edited by CraZy6; 02-08-2004 at 08:42 PM.

02-08-2004, 07:29 PM	#4
JOHNP Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 197	good!!! __________________

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The Blue Beast xploder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helotes, Texas Posts: 2,388	I always love things like those... funny stuff __________________ -Patrick

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