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    OK gang - it's Friday 14:00 hrs (for me, that is) - the weekend is calling, so I'll leave you with this gem.........


    The following is an actual question given on a University of
    Liverpool Physics final exam. The answer by one student was so
    "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues via the
    Internet, which is why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it
    as well.


    Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic
    (absorbs heat)?


    Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's law
    that 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 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 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 constant, the
    volume of Hell must 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 Sandra 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 number 2 must be true, thus I am sure that
    Hell is endothermic 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 extinct
    leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine
    being - which explains why, last night, Sandra kept shouting "Oh
    my God."


    THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"
    RobB


  • #2
    H-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s!!!!!!!!



    Roflmao!!!!
    My photos on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/geridominguez

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    • #3
      I forgot that old joke... Still makes me laugh....
      O'Hare - The Aviation God's greatest creation, or their greatest mistake? you be the judge!

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      • #4
        Only an "A"? At least Sandra thought he was better than that!

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        • #5
          LOL! brilliant

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          • #6
            Nice one Rob, made me giggle at work!

            Andy

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            • #7
              Originally posted by exmanx
              Nice one Rob, made me giggle at work!

              Andy
              Andy, don't tell me that you actually "work" - Manxmen are to layed back to work ! Oneday, if I ever get to IoM, we'll "work" on a pint or three.......
              RobB

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