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The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid term. The answer was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, 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, (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 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 one 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" given.
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Once upon a time...there lived a king. The king had a beautiful daughter. Everything the king's daughter touched would melt. No matter what it was, glass, metal, wood, plastic, etc.
Every single thing she touched would melt. Because of this sad situation, men were afraid of the king's daughter. Nobody would dare marry her.
The king called for the wizard to come see him...The king told the wizard what was happening to his daughter. The wizard told the king..."If your daughter could just touch one thing that would not melt in her hands, her condition will be cured."
Needless to say, the king was overjoyed. The next day, the king held a competition. Any man who could bring an object to his daughter, have her touch the object and it not melt, gets to marry her and inherit all of the king's wealth. Three young princes took up the challenge...Brave souls...
The first prince brought a huge diamond. He thought a diamond is the hardest and will not melt. But, alas, once the princess touched the diamond, it melted!!
The second prince brought a very hard alloy. But the same thing happened to this metal and so he too went away.
Things were not looking good for the princess!!!
The third prince went up to the princess and whispered in her ear..."Put your hand in my pocket and feel it."
The princess did as asked, though turning somewhat red.
TA DAHHH!!!...It did not melt.
The king was overjoyed. The princess was pleased too.
And, the third prince lived happily and very rich....
Question: What was the object in the third prince's pocket???
Answer: M&M's Chocolate candy.
Everybody knows that M&M's melt in your mouth and not in your hand!!
Geeeezzzzz... What did you think it was???
