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| This is the funniest thing I've read in a while...
The following is supposedly 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 belief 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
taking into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then
number two must be true, and thus I am sure 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”
Is the story true? I dont know- but its great nonetheless
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| As requested by Jim,
Here are five of my very own idiosyncracies/ Pet Peevs. (They are
not in any specific order mind you.) I think that if I listed the whole
list Xanga wouldn't be able to handle it. I started writing the
list when I was in a bad mood and it turned into a "I hate people I
hate the world and I hate you" sorta thing. So heres try number 2!
1- When guys wear ties (the real ones not the fake ol clip on
ones) the back of the tie by the neck area sticks out from under the
collar of the shirt. If I see a guy with that, I feel compelled
to say something. Yes I know its stupid- its probably from the
military side of me.
2- Sometimes I fall asleep without meaning to fall asleep
(practically everytime I study). If I sleep throughout the night
like that I'll do this half-asleep thing and when I wake up one eye
will be bigger than the other. I hate when that happens. I also
do that sometimes when I sleep on my face.
3- People who will facebook/myspace/friendster message you using
it like a catcall. What losers, cant they meet girls in real
life? Internet dating is fine, but at least talk to them only if
they're trying to find a guy too. Its stupid. (Did I just
offend anyone out there? whoops..)
4- I have to sleep on my belly- If I sleep on my back I'll end up
flipping over in the middle of the night. I also have to sleep
with my feet sticking out (like Jim, this rule does not apply if its
below freezing).
5- Stupid people. I cant stand stupid people. Im not
talking about stupid in terms of intelligence, but interms of common
sense. Perhaps ignorant people is the better word for it.
Theres the five- there are more but I need to sleep. I'll pass this onto Keith, Justin, Dma, Tedo, Jay and Adam.
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| Work got interesting again today! Hurray! I spent today
looking at escprt services.... Yes it was for work >=T
Hey is anyone looking for a roomate in Langmuir? I need a roomate!!!
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