Sandra Moore

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The following is supposedly an actual question given on an exam at a Univerisity. 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 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 the 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 project that all souls are going to Hell. With the birth and death rates as they are, we can expect that number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change in 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 then the rate at which souls enter Hell, then 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 temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postuate given to me by Teresa 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 slept with her last night, then the number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that 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 the divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting " Oh My God." THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONEY "A"