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15 Oct 2007, 12:16 am
Quatermass wrote:
Uh, no. Lapsed into l33t, didn't I? 
Are you alright?
You using AoLer speak was on my list things that will happen after Hell freezes over.
15 Oct 2007, 12:20 am
Flagg wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
Uh, no. Lapsed into l33t, didn't I?
Are you alright?
You using AoLer speak was on my list things that will happen after Hell freezes over.
I do occasionally use some abbreviations, but rarely l33t abbreviations.
Your remark reminded me of this:
Quote:
Now, if anyone can tell me if it’s an urban legend or a true story: …
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.
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.
This student was the only one to receive an “A” in this class.
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.
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.
This student was the only one to receive an “A” in this class.
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15 Oct 2007, 7:35 pm
15 Oct 2007, 8:28 pm
I would like you all to know that this....
...is a Mekong giant catfish.
And this...
...is a giant deep sea isopod.
That is all.
15 Oct 2007, 8:45 pm
15 Oct 2007, 9:54 pm
I was thinking more along the lines of.... snuggly.
Don't you just want to curl up with that isopod next to you on your pillow?
Okay... maybe not.
In other news... this makes me giggle.
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