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, and the sharing obviously hasn't ceased...
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 off 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 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 us 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.
2007-01-15 01:28:45 · 7 answers · asked by Sultan Cartman 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
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, 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?
2007-01-15 01:29:04 · update #1
If we accept the postulate given to me by 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."
This student received the only A.
2007-01-15 01:29:35 · update #2
No, it is not crazier, but it still is fun. ps. I'm the only one who answered you question correctly. lol
2007-01-15 01:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by Joka B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well that was an amazing answer. I would probably agree with the guy if Hell wasn't a place made up by religion to scare people into following their rules.
2007-01-15 09:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by thejoo44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny. thnx 4 the 2
2007-01-15 11:36:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Hofmann :) <3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for putting out something interesting instead of some of the stuff we read on this site. I thought that was nice it wasn't that funny but again it was nice to read something other than the usual uninteresting things that people put out just to get some attention.
2007-01-15 10:19:28 · answer #4 · answered by sweetbajanass 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heard this one before but it is good...thanks for the two
2007-01-15 09:46:54 · answer #5 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ha
2007-01-15 09:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha
nice answer
2007-01-15 09:40:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋