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- HUMOR.FILTERED ---------------------------------------------- HUMOR.FILTERED - From : Leo V. Mironoff 2:5020/293 03 Oct 98 14:58:52 Subj : ;) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area : RU.ENGLISH From : Leonid Loiterstein (2:5030/226.1), Fri Oct 02 1998 18:31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello All! === Cut === This is forwarded from a graduate of the U. of Oklahoma of > > Oklahoma School of Chemical engineering Dept., citing one of > > Dr. Schlambaugh's final test questions for his final exam of > > 1997. Dr. Schlambaugh is known for asking questions on his > > finals like: "Why do airplanes fly?" > > > > In May 1997, The Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer II Final > > exam question 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, they must have some > > mass. If they do, then a mole of souls also must 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 does 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 religions say > > that if you are not a member of their religion, 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 all souls go to Hell. "With the > > birth and death rates what they are, we can expect the number > > of souls in hell to increase exponentially. > > > > "Now, we look at the rate of change in the volume of 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 the souls > > and volume needs to stay constant. > > > > [A1] So, 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. > > > > [A2] Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the > > increase in 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 > > Theresa Banyan during freshman year, that 'It'll be a cold > > day in Hell before I sleep with you,' and taking into account > > that I still have not succeeded in sexual relations with her, > > then [A2] cannot be true;.....thus, Hell is exothermic." > > > > The student, Tim Graham, got the only A. =========== === Cut === Bye. Leonid Loiterstein, Russian translator/proofreader Email: mailto:leonid@translations.spb.ru --- GoldED 2.51.A1026+ # Origin: St Petersburg (2:5030/226.1) --- copy con com2 * Origin: Просьба отправлять на фильтрацию с сабджем 4hf. Спасибо (2:5020/293)
