Humor in Hell

I got this in an e-mail today.  True or not, it's good.  (Sorry for the formatting difficulties.)

--Bob

HELL EXPLAINED BY > CHEMISTRY STUDENT >

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 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 the same, the volume of Hell has to expand > proportionately as souls are added. < /P> > >

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 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 two 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 a divine being which explains why, last > night, Teresa kept shouting 'Oh my God.' > > >

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+.