Friday, August 12, 2005

Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic?


I 've run into the piece below some years ago, & I was really enjoying it when It resurfaced & I read it again... Different & Intresting
see if You can enjoy it! Stop here if you are intimidated by Thermo?!


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Dr. Schambaugh, of the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical Engineering, Final Exam question for May of 1997. Dr. Schambaugh is known for asking questions such as, "why do airplanes fly?" on his final exams. His one and only final exam question in May 1997 for his Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II class was: "Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof."

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, We postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving? I think we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave.

Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for souls 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, then you will go to hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and 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 in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant. Two options exist:

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.
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 quote given to me by Theresa Manyan during Freshman year, "that it will be a cold night 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 Option 2 cannot be true...Thus, hell is exothermic."

The student, Tim Graham, got the only A.


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Complication:
Some religions state that all "Rightious" people, "Regardless" of their religion, then they will NOT go to hell. NOW WHAT??

8 Comments:

Blogger doshar said...

interseting article, although the content could be quite contoversial.


even though the kid's ideas are quite wild, not to mention funny, his physical analysis are quite sound. i guess he does diserve an A based on the scientific answer, not the religous one

5:11 PM  
Blogger Al Sharief said...

I've got no Idea , What Divorceby has to do with the thermo topic ???

It's fun to guess!? I guess.

8:13 PM  
Blogger Al Sharief said...

I've got no Idea , What Divorceby has to do with the thermo topic ???

It's fun to guess!? I guess.

8:13 PM  
Blogger haal said...

does hell has to be fire?...can be anything annoying...

4:24 PM  
Blogger Al Sharief said...

I like thermo But Not Hell. Not my favorie subject. Love & Heaven is.

Not Intrested either in hell"Fire"

I much enjoy "Pyro" works for fun & energy. controlled fire for the good & goodness sake,that is.

Some say that hell could be the "feelings" when the spirit races over the human biogy in agony, frustration, and helplessness.

11:33 PM  
Blogger haal said...

when hanging forever in the barzakh, lost sole...... cant fit u anymore.... this is what i like to think of this whole judgement day.....which i am not sure if i buy all this fire.....

10:37 AM  
Blogger Just Jane said...

What a wonderfully interesting answer! Fascinating. By the way, it looks like you've gotten enough hits to attract the attention of spammers--your first comment here is actually a link to a spam site. Great blog.

6:54 AM  
Blogger Aisha said...

LOL... loved this article, thanks for sharing it.

1:58 AM  

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