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Old 07-22-2005, 08:28 AM
Myrtle Myrtle is offline
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Default Finally.....Irrefutable proof of the existence of Heaven & Hell.....

Subject: Chemistry Exam


The following is supposedly 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 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 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 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 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."

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A
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Old 07-22-2005, 08:38 AM
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Default Re: Finally.....Irrefutable proof of the existence of Heaven & Hell.....

Old One but good one
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Old 07-22-2005, 08:49 AM
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Default Re: Finally.....Irrefutable proof of the existence of Heaven & Hell...

True....it's an oldie but goodie.

I was going to post it in the WPT Forum (where some comic relief is truly needed), but felt that more than likely it would've been moved here, as it would have been deemed 'off-topic' there.....

I felt it needed to be posted to inject a bit of humor ....which seems to be needed on that forum from time to time.
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Old 07-22-2005, 06:12 PM
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Default Re: Finally.....Irrefutable proof of the existence of Heaven & Hell.....

I don't want to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 07-22-2005, 09:11 PM
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Default Re: Finally.....Irrefutable proof of the existence of Heaven & Hell.....

Thanks for sharing. Finally having proof that there is no hell (or that it is at least closed) certainly does take the pressure off. I've been spending a lot of time in casinos since I got totally hooked on hold'em and feeling a tad guilty but now I can go with a clear conscience. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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Old 07-22-2005, 09:24 PM
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Default Re: Finally.....Irrefutable proof of the existence of Heaven & Hell...

So you're risking your eternal soul on the idea that a college kid wouldn't lie about his sexual exploits? Seems a bit risky to me.
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