My goal in life

Chales · Guest

Is to do something like this:

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues via the internet. That 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 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 remain 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 still have not succeeded in having an affair with her, then #2 above cannot be true.

Thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze over. "

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".

derrick lenz · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 8:04 pm Post subject:

that's freaking halarious.

ohsix · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 8:35 pm Post subject:

teresa- if you're out there give it up. you could make hell a decent place to go.

thats a damn good answer.

base · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 208

my goal in life is to die...

criminally_minded · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 8:45 pm Post subject:

One I am sure will achieve Base.

Not too soon I hope....

Mariognarly · Addict Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 853

Thats a hilarious answer, Ive seen that before somewhere else to, and I got another university exam question.

Okay, a teacher I know has this friend who took a Philosophy class at Universirty...I think it was the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, but not 100% sure. Anyways the whole semester the prof went nuts about theories and ideas and what not, and the students were just overwhelmed with all this information. Everyone was failing the class and dreading this final exam.

On this final exam...the only question was:

1. Why?

and that was it...then there was 20 plus pages included with the test paper. Students went nuts trying to explain why things happen for a reason and why life exists and why things happen they way they do and whatever else they could think of. My teacher's friend wrote:

"why not"

and received the only passing grade in the class. Pretty neat eh?

wakedork · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 1:54 pm Post subject:

Ok funny college story, I had a friend that was in a Biology class in a small college in mid Alabama. A sthe teacher was discussing the human reproductive system he made the statement that the male's semen was made up of some high precentage of sugars( i forget the exact percentage) to this statement a blonde female in the back chimed in with the question "then why does it taste so salty?" Shocked

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JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

i would believe that someone in bama said that----a small mid state college= Jeff State---there are some true idiots there

wakedork · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 2:09 pm Post subject:

Actually it was Troy State

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

damn troy state is a religious school---they might wanna kick her out

matt 4 · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject:

did you hear the one about the guy taking the final philosphy exam and the only question was what is courage? 3 min into a 3 hour exam a student got up and placed his test on the teachers desk with "this" written on it, the teacher replied with no that is defining stupid.

Chukee_R · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 4:15 pm Post subject:

hahaha nice

Ryan W · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 4:25 pm Post subject:

That would have been sweet if the teacher gave him %100.

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

Ryan W · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 5:42 pm Post subject:

Ya thats true.

Premier135Chick · Guest

My goal in life is to be happy and riding brings me the greatest joy in life. Smile

RUSSIAN · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject:

thats exactly how I feel Premier Very Happy

Happiness is the key to life.

Premier135Chick · Guest

smooth water and a fat wake make me very happy!!

ohsix · Posted: Feb 05, 2003 9:01 pm Post subject:

my goals in life:
1. break wilt chamberlain's record. (you can guess which one, i dont play basketball)
2.die while having sex on a wakeboard boat.