12-07-2004, 08:47 PM
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| Hell freezes over
The following is an actual question given on a University
> > of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was
> > so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the
> >
> > Internet, which is, of course, 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 students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law
> > (gas cools 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 at which souls are moving into Hell and the
> > rate at which 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. Most of these religions
> > state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to
> Hell.
> >
> > Since there is 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. 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 Teresa 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 slept with her last night, then number
> > 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has
> > already frozen over.
> >
> > The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over,
> > it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is
> > therefore,extinct...leaving only Heaven thereby proving the
> existence of a
> > divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting
> "Oh, my
> > God!"
> >
> >
> >
> > THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"!
> > | 
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12-07-2004, 09:33 PM
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| This has been a running 'urban legend' since I was in high-school, and when I heard it, it was at UC Berkeley. HOw old I have become.....
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
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12-07-2004, 09:36 PM
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| *sigh* You weird people...
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12-07-2004, 09:37 PM
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" George Best | |
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12-07-2004, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by davtsung You weird person... | *huge grin* That I am.
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12-07-2004, 09:41 PM
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| Wow this is totally new and I've never heard it before. | |
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12-07-2004, 09:42 PM
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| Hey, I'm weirder than both of you pur together in odd ways so your body parts were spliced together in randome ways ad like arms were coming out of your back and stuff. That's the weirdeness of which I excel to in a mischevious fashion. | |
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12-07-2004, 09:44 PM
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| Westley! You can't be stranger than I. It's impossible... see? I have fangs. *flies around room* Yesssss....
(I'm having fun pretending to be a vampire.. it's the sugar.)
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12-07-2004, 09:44 PM
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| well duh! You're a fat fencing cartoon. Of course you can't hear. Stupid fencer. (wow, i am periodically getting dumber by the second.) | |
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12-07-2004, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarah *huge grin* That I am. | Join the club.
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Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and its all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it's all organized by the Italians.
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12-07-2004, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarah Westley! You can't be stranger than I. It's impossible... see? I have fangs. *flies around room* Yesssss....
(I'm having fun pretending to be a vampire.. it's the sugar.) | You may have fangs, but do you use them on random people walking down the street like I do! Fwahahahhahaha! | |
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12-07-2004, 10:06 PM
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| Yes! I do! See? Here's Gabe, Joe, Theo, and Leo. All pale as a ghost.
What blood types do you prefer? I try to get AB or O if I can...
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12-07-2004, 10:10 PM
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| AB+. the best of both worlds. | |
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12-07-2004, 10:14 PM
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| Do vampires have problems with blood type? I mean, an O vampire would be pretty screwed, wouldn't he? Because he would have to choose only O victims. An AB vampire would be ideal, but how would an AB person BECOME a vampire? None of the other vampires would bite them... | 
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12-07-2004, 10:16 PM
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| Well, you see... there's this magic vampire fairy that comes and bops you one the head. Just like the magic aging fairy!
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12-07-2004, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarah Well, you see... there's this magic vampire fairy that comes and bops you one the head. Just like the magic aging fairy! | Maybe it's the Tooth Fairy when she gets mad.
Like when kids cut their teeth in half or something.
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12-07-2004, 10:20 PM
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| hehehe, No the tooth fairy is nice. She wears white and pink. The vampire fairy wears black and red. Total opposites, though, they are sisters.
(and I thought that I was exiled? I'm just "Sarah- Insane Ruler of Little World" now. You may call me Miss Sarah if you would prefer not to refer to me as Oh Mighty Queen Of The World.)
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12-07-2004, 10:21 PM
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12-07-2004, 10:22 PM
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| Um.. hehe, no one messes with me. Grr. (hehe)
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