Question 2 got ans! Came across this article on this question
before...enjoy!
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.
Note: oops din realise actually someone posted the same thing
before me!
