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The following is an actual question given on University of Liverpool
> chemistry finals. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the
> professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet, 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 students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law
> that gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed, or
> some variant.
>
>
> One student, however, wrote the following:
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>
> 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 constant, the volume of Hell must 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 Sandra 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 endothermic and has already frozen over.
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>
> The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over,
> it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is
> extinct...leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of
> a divine being -- which explains why, last night, Sandra kept
> shouting "Oh my God."
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> THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".
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