Is hell endothermic or Exothermic?
January-14th-2005, 02:01 PM
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Is hell endothermic or Exothermic?
so, at this college there was an extra credit question "Is hell endothermic or exothermic"
this is what one kid wrote:
First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass.
If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls 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 souls 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 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 in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant. So, 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 (i.e.,Hell is exothermic). Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over (i.e.,Hell is endothermic). So which is it? If we accept the postulate given by Ms.Therese Banyan during my freshman year, "That it will be a cold night in hell before I go out with you," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having a relationship with her, the second case cannot be true. Therefore, hell is exothermic.
the kid was the only one who got credit
this is what one kid wrote:
First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass.
If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls 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 souls 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 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 in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant. So, 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 (i.e.,Hell is exothermic). Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over (i.e.,Hell is endothermic). So which is it? If we accept the postulate given by Ms.Therese Banyan during my freshman year, "That it will be a cold night in hell before I go out with you," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having a relationship with her, the second case cannot be true. Therefore, hell is exothermic.
the kid was the only one who got credit
January-14th-2005, 03:03 PM
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When my dad was in college (early 70's) he had to take a philosophy course from a teacher he said he couldn't stand.... All semester long this teacher took everything he said out of context and gave him bad scores. My dad had to pull out a miracle to even pass the course.....then came the final exam. The professor strolled out to the middle of the auditorium and sat in a green chair. He looked into the classroom and said "This is your final exam. Tell me why this chair is NOT green."
My fathers class was 3 hours long and he sat there and thought for almost 2 good hours about what the professor had taught him before ever writing a word. As he wrote his paper one by one everyone left the auditorium turning in sheets upon sheets of logic-defying garbage.
Admitting defeat my father worte two words on the paper and signed his name before turning in his exam.
My father was the only person to get an A on his exam. His responce, "What chair?"
My fathers class was 3 hours long and he sat there and thought for almost 2 good hours about what the professor had taught him before ever writing a word. As he wrote his paper one by one everyone left the auditorium turning in sheets upon sheets of logic-defying garbage.
Admitting defeat my father worte two words on the paper and signed his name before turning in his exam.
My father was the only person to get an A on his exam. His responce, "What chair?"
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