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, let's 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 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 Morrison 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.

University students think way too fucking much Like what kind of fucking question is that, we all theres know theres no hell, we all just go to Pittsburg when we die.

HAHAHAHHAHA that's fucking awesome.

It's funny, but these kinds of stories always make me afraid that I'm gonna try and answer one of these stupid joke questions in such a manner that I won't impress my prof and I'll get a lower grade than I really DESERVE.

wow, you sound really paranoid in that post, lol.

Yeah, but then again, I am pretty paranoid

i'm going to hell.. cuz i haven't slept with teresa morrison either.

haha, sucker. youre one of the few, that bitch PUTS OUT!

Hey, we fought for our H damnit, respect it or die.

Represent tha calvin and hobbes, biotch.

Oh yeah, I'm going to hell.

hahahah i was waiting for someone to get that

"Maybe this world is another worlds hell"

Maybe this world is another world's Heaven...

send me your life's savings and i will book you a seat in heaven.

(inspired by some TV evangelist luney)

1999 called... eh, you know the rest.

Maybe...maybe...something.

Hell.


Heaven doesn't have molest and rape.


Nor does it have parents making videos of them eating out their 7 year old kid.

that brings back memories
we used to prank call those

Wow, that's SOOOOOO fucking old. I seriously read that back in middle school.

Yes but imagine a place worse than this. And then wonder if this isn't a step up.

as long as the kid gave her consent...



ok, that settles it, i'll see you guys in hell