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DuboisP
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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 never 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 rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa, (Cheerleader Captain and Class Valedictorian) 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 and again this morning, 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, and thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why Teresa kept shouting “Oh my God!!!”
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY “A”
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 never 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 rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa, (Cheerleader Captain and Class Valedictorian) 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 and again this morning, 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, and thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why Teresa kept shouting “Oh my God!!!”
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY “A”
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If the news is right, the collider will only be turned on tonight around 3 a.m., but full testing is not supposed to occur for another few weeks. I am intrigued at the science behind this device, and wonder what happens if this "God particle" decides things need to change.
I admit to be a tiny bit worried about mini-black holes. How do you plug it, if it does not wink out of existance.
I admit to be a tiny bit worried about mini-black holes. How do you plug it, if it does not wink out of existance.
Anyone want to take bets that they forgot to plug something along that 27km? :cool2:
Tigerman
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They have been working at it for what? 10 years?
They should have had the time to make sure they have plugged stuff in..
Then again, plenty of time for the moles to chew it over too
Rangerwolf
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They most likely have things plugged in, but Murphy's Law says that's when someone forgot to pay the power company! I get a kick out of using bikes inside the structure, can you imagine if Murphy is your cousin, and folks forgot about you checking some switch when they start the collisions.
Lance Armstrong would not beat that cyclist!
Lance Armstrong would not beat that cyclist!
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The physicists of the WWII atomic bomb Manhattan project knew enough of what they were doing to successfully make the bomb. They also knew there was a vast universe of things they didn't know.I would assume the phycisists at CERN to have some kind of idea what they are doing and I doubt theill be able to blow up the universe with this machine either.
Among them there was much speculation and betting about the possibility that their test of the first bomb in Alamagordo would cause some sort of catastrophic event that would bring about some sort of mass destruction of the earth and humanity.
IIRC, there was one physicist (Feinmann??) that was willing to take on any and all bets that predicted the end of the world. He figured that there was a possibility that it would occur, but in that case he wouldn't be around to have to pay up.
Anybody want to bet????
