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Subject: Physics of Hell
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> > >Subject: Fwd: Physics of Hell
> > >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:30:23 EDT
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> > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >>Subject: Physics of Hell
> > >>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:21:31 EDT
> > >>
> > >>The Physics of Hell
> > >>
> > >>The following is an actual question given on a University of
Washington
> > >>engineering mid term. The answer was so "profound" that the Professor
> > >>shared it with colleagues, which is 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 student 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 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, lets look at the rate of change of 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.Teresa
> Banyan
> > >>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 sexual relations with her, then, #2 cannot be true, and thus I
am
> sure
> > >>that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze.
> > >>
> > >>The student received the only "A" given.
> > >
> >
> >
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