aphex140

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 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 safely project that all souls go to
Hell. Also, 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 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 my girlfriend
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.

Not sure if this is truth or fiction but tis funny anyways

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Redlemon

One of the greatest science jokes ever told. A classic, I could read it again and again; thanks for the reminder.

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Siege

If it was real, that student had way too much time.

But hilarious nevertheless

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RusCrimson

Not way too much time, but if he actually turned it in, he's got way too much balls.

Siege

Too much time as in, he finished the exam way too fast to be able to write such a long explanation.


Well, I once received a question that said "which one is wrong, and justify your answer."

I knew which one was wrong, I just didn't know how to justify the answer the way they wanted it to be done. So I wrote "This is the wrong one. Why? Simply because I know it is wrong. However, I have provided no justification whatsoever. Please give me 1 mark. Just 1. I don't think i'm asking for too much here. What's a measly 1 out of 3?"

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