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ChristineM

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
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Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic?​

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term:

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

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs 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 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’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, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic.
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The student got the only A
 
Stevicus

Stevicus

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Kathryn

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Whale, I am about to go watch a movie or two. Or a movie and some streaming show, or something or other.
 
Dan From Smithville

Dan From Smithville

For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
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beenherebeforeagain said:
We've been having grumbles of thunder for hours now, as storms form and pass to the north of us and to the south of us...
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I heard tremendous thunder about two days ago and it was sunny outside. We had one hot, misty, very light rain on my commute home, but nothing after that. I heard thunder again today followed by a minor cloud burst, but still scattered and didn't see anything on my way home.

It has been a lot of chatter, but no punchline.
 
beenherebeforeagain

beenherebeforeagain

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Dan From Smithville said:
I heard tremendous thunder about two days ago and it was sunny outside. We had one hot, misty, very light rain on my commute home, but nothing after that. I heard thunder again today followed by a minor cloud burst, but still scattered and didn't see anything on my way home.

It has been a lot of chatter, but no punchline.
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friends both north and south have had gullywashers...for us, nothing...maybe later...there's supposed to be another round headed our way...
 
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