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Monday, December 7, 2009

Is hell exothermic or endothermic?
The following is an actual question given on University of IOWA chemistry mid-term.

The answer was so "profound" that the professor shared it with his colleagues, which is 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 off when it expands and heats up 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 that souls are moving into Hell and the rate 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. Some of these religions state 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 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 as souls are added. This gives two possibilities:

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.
Of course, 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 Ms. Teresa Banyan during my Freshman year, "...that it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and taking into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then, #2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure Hell is exothermic and will not freeze.

The student received the only "A" given.

Monday, September 14, 2009

You are an Engineer...

If you think Hrithik Roshan was cool in Dhoom 2 not because of his hairstyle, body or sexy outlfit but because he used scientific gadgets to do his works

If you prefer a sophisticated cork opener as your key ring than any fancy ones available in the market

If you feel irritated if your computer works for straight a week without any problem

If you have an e-mail account in every possible provider and you know all the passwords by heart

If you like a girl not because she is beautiful, but she's a mathematics freak

If you have more course materials in your computer than actual books and you don't read any one of them

If you have seen any technically fictious movie more than thrice, dont feel absurd and believe that someday that will actually happen

If the most frequent topic of discussion with your mates is whether man actually landed on moon

If you have a nightmare that global warming has destroyed the world and care for it more than your girlfriends illness

If you think Hrithik Roshan as Krishna in Krissh is not as cool as Rohit in Koi Mil Gaya

If you envy somebody for his sophisticated calculator

If you have ever said to a girl " You fascinate me more than the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus." and you know you are lying

If you are a complete caffeine addict and wonder how people survive without coffee or tea

If 3 AM is the usual time you go to sleep and you have seen the sun rising through you window because that day you were busy working with your new CAD package late night

If you hate politics but think Abdul Kalam is a cool president for India

If you think your girlfriend will fall for your friend coz he owns a computer better than yours

If you put the default channel in your TV set as Discovery Channel rather than MTV

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Its about me

I am nowhere near perfect. I eat when I am bored.I fall for girls easily. I am vulnerable to believing lies. I am hoping that one day I won't need a fake smile. I live by quotes that explain exactly what I am going through (Even this one I have picked up from somewhere). I make up excuses for everything. I best friends and enemies. I have drama and memories....
and THATS' LIFE


Live it, Love it.... Learn from it.

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