The following is an actual question given on a
University of Arizona chemistry mid-term, and an actual answer turned in
by a student. 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, which is unlikely.
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 Anabella 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 two 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, Anabella kept shouting 'Oh my God.'
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+.
Source: Dick (Richard D.) Anderson
IN GOD WE TRUST
1 comment:
Hell, Michigan, usually freezes over before Christmas ;-) so anyone whom I've advised to go there should buy their silly souvenirs now :-D
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