For all you Physicists (!)

Dr. Schambaugh, of the University of Hearsall, Warwickshire is known for asking questions such as, "why do airplanes fly?" in his final exam papers. His one and only final exam question in May 2004 for his Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II class was:

"Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof."

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some
variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"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 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, 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, then 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 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. Two options
exist:

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 quote given to me by Theresa Manyan during
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 Option 2 cannot be true. Thus, hell
is exothermic."



The student got the only A!

Pmsl, that's brilliant!

Becs

That was good made me think. LOL

Very good

Definately an intelligent answer!

very good :smt042