Author Topic: When Hell Freezes Over*** a collection of the improbable or impossible (Read 7697 times)

vkm91941 · « **on:** July 23, 2006, 08:53:13 am »

Does All Hell Break Loose or will Hell Freeze Over?

The following is an actual question given on University of Washington
chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the
professor shared it.

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 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, lets 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, 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. 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"

vkm91941 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:54:21 am »

Ahhhh the good old days...actually I am old enough to remember gas at less than 40 cents a gallon and gas wars. Never again I am afraid.

vkm91941 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:55:07 am »

Ozzyfest plays the Grand Ole Opry and takes Nashville by storm?

vkm91941 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:55:53 am »

With apologies to any Steven Seagal Fans

vkm91941 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:56:23 am »

a personal favorite

vkm91941 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:57:13 am »

vkm91941 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:57:26 am »

Front-Ranger · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2006, 08:58:59 am »

LOL, Vic!!

vkm91941 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2006, 09:15:21 am »

How about Oprah and Carson Cressley, the new power couple in a marriage of convinence

vkm91941 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2006, 09:15:40 am »

vkm91941 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2006, 09:16:41 am »

(if you can say anything nice, don't say anything at all

besides in this case the picture "speaks" for itself

)

vkm91941 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2006, 09:17:05 am »

David · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2006, 10:14:11 am »

Quote from: vkm91941 on July 23, 2006, 08:54:21 am

WAAAA!! WAAAA!

Now that hurt Vic! I can barely remember when gas was under a Dollar!

I vaguely remember that gas stations gave away dishware and glasses as promotions too!

vkm91941 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2006, 02:05:19 pm »

Andy Dick & Oscar? Oh yeah that'll happen

Of course you could substitute anyone of a number of jokers passing comedians in Hollywood these days and the image still fits.

vkm91941 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2006, 02:06:05 pm »

Good thing too or we would not have all those Beefcake and Hot sutdly Cowboys to post.

vkm91941 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2006, 02:06:35 pm »

vkm91941 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2006, 02:06:52 pm »

vkm91941 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2006, 02:12:07 pm »

Quote from: DavidinHartford on July 23, 2006, 10:14:11 am

WAAAA!! WAAAA!

Now that hurt Vic! I can barely remember when gas was under a Dollar!

I vaguely remember that gas stations gave away dishware and glasses as promotions too!

LOL will I got 10 years on your David. I remember dishware, glasswhere, cookbooks and towels with purchase. I remember the Texaco man and guys who gave service with a smile, checked your oil, put air in your tires and washed your windshield all for 35 cents a gallon. I remember gas stations on every corner of a major intersection with a 4 way stop light. I remember the Exxon line put a tiger in your tank, those cute little cars for Chevron, Sinclair's Dinosaur growing in your tanks and a host of others.

vkm91941 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2006, 11:46:50 pm »

vkm91941 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2006, 11:47:31 pm »

Dream on Arnold, even being married to a Kennedy won't make this happen

vkm91941 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2006, 11:49:21 pm »

The man has more money than God, the Stock Market couldn't fall that far....Although I suppose if he was only a millionaire he might feel that poor

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