Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Since those topic seem to be amoung the most popular here (in that order. Chris is that your doing?) well at lest the last two... Since it not easy to find an audience that can appreciate such things, I hope Y'all enjoy the story below that came to me via a long e-mail chain. I'd cite the source if knew of one other than my wife! Have fun! Ben " Hell explained by Chemistry Student You gotta love this guy's explanation of hell....... >>>> >> 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. >>>> >> 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 THE ONLY "A." > Quote Link to comment
Jim Kring Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Since those topic seem to be amoung the most popular here (in that order. Chris is that your doing?) well at lest the last two...Since it not easy to find an audience that can appreciate such things, I hope Y'all enjoy the story below that came to me via a long e-mail chain. I'd cite the source if knew of one other than my wife! Have fun! Ben Ben, There is an interesting article that I think you will enjoy, which is called "A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy". It examines how free discussion will inevitably digress to the more base subjects and how groups need to organize themselves in order to overcome such entropy. :beer: Cheers, Jim Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Check out the new barbeque I bought - it's only a small one on the Aussie barbie scale, but I'll have to make do with it for now... Quote Link to comment
peteski Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Check out the new barbeque I bought - it's only a small one on the Aussie barbie scale, but I'll have to make do with it for now... Good God!! That thing just BOTHERS me on sooo many levels!!! Most of them engineering, and a few of them enviromental. I wonder if they have a catalytic converter in there - somehow I doubt it as it could take a while for a catalytic converter to get up to temperature if no significant load is applied to the engine. -Pete Liiva Quote Link to comment
didierj Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Check out the new barbeque I bought - it's only a small one on the Aussie barbie scale, but I'll have to make do with it for now... This thing must consume more than an airplane :laugh: Having a gas station just across the street (of my workplace) and looking at the gas price, I'm really happy with my good old coal barbeque... although I couldn't use it this year, we had 10 Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 That thing just BOTHERS me on sooo many levels!!! You know, you're right. I've sold my big barbie and bought a wood-fired one instead, which means that I now have a good use for my little chainsaw. Quote Link to comment
Mike Ashe Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 It's not the barbie size, but the succulence of the shrimp and sauce ... I wonder if barbies get better looking with :beer: :beer: :beer: the way Barbi's do? :laugh: Quote Link to comment
AnalogKid2DigitalMan Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 It's not the barbie size, but the succulence of the shrimp and sauce ...I wonder if barbies get better looking with :beer: :beer: :beer: the way Barbi's do? :laugh: They get Q'ter Quote Link to comment
peteski Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 You know, you're right. I've sold my big barbie and bought a wood-fired one instead, which means that I now have a good use for my little chainsaw. Well, that's somewhat better, at least engineering wise. At least you are putting that available torque to SOME use, unlike the "barbie" application. Don't know if I would consider it an "elegant" design, though... But then again if those "blokes" using it are the designers, I would want to be caught using the word "elegant" in their presence! -Pete Liiva Quote Link to comment
AnalogKid2DigitalMan Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 And of course there's BBQing boosted with liquid oxygen (LOX). Well done appears to be the only option, of course. http://www.videosift.com/index.php?search=...+crazy&tag=true Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 And of course there's BBQing boosted with liquid oxygen (LOX). Mmmmm - I like my sausages crispy, but not vaporized... Quote Link to comment
Phil Duncan Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Mmmmm - I like my sausages crispy, but not vaporized... LOX BBQ's will never take off in Aus. The whole point of a BBQ is to slow cook the meat so that you have plenty of time for PLENTY of :beer: Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 LOX BBQ's will never take off in Aus. The whole point of a BBQ is to slow cook the meat so that you have plenty of time for PLENTY of :beer: Another reason why Cricket matches go for five days (unless Australia is playing ) Quote Link to comment
AnalogKid2DigitalMan Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 BB Queue, brew, and food Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 BB Queue, brew, and food You've got far too much time on your hands... Quote Link to comment
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