The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington Mid-Term Test in Chemistry.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
One student 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.
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.'
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Ainda acerca das leis da física. Lembro-me que aprendíamos, julgo que no mesmo ano, para além do Boyle - Mariotte, a Lei do Gay-Lussac, que também tem a ver com o comportamento dos gases perfeitos. Esta lei estabelece que, para um dado volume e quantidade de gás, a pressão é proporcional à temperatura de modo directo.
ReplyDeleteIsto é por alturas do ano 12 e provoca sempre grande reboliço na sala com piadas acerca do famoso físico de nome com conotação negativa.
A física sempre se presta a associações divertidas.
Mais tarde reparei com graça que em análise matemática 3, no anfiteatro do Técnico, bastavam duas parábolas invertidas, uma em relação a outra, para provocar piadas e agitação. Afinal o sentido de humor e associações atrevidas não estão limitadas com a idade e a cadeira. São transversais a todos os temas, logo a partir da puberdade e tanto podem ser aplicados na física como na matemática.
Adorei as relações com o diabo e com o senhor (Deus)!
ReplyDeleteVou publicar isto num forum, está 5*!
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