<lib1790> so, at this college there was an extra credit
              question "Is hell endothermic or exothermic"
              <lib1790> this is what one kid wrote:
              <lib1790> First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they
              must have some mass.
              If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at
              what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are
              souls leaving? I think that we can safely assume that once a
              soul gets to hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are
              leaving.
              <lib1790>As for souls entering hell, lets 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 people do not belong to more than one
              religion, we can project that all people and 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.
              <lib1790> Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in
              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
              souls and volume needs to stay constant.
              <lib1790>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
              (i.e.,Hell is exothermic).
              <liv1790>Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than
              the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and
              pressure will drop until hell freezes over (i.e.,Hell is
              endothermic).
              <lib1790>So which is it? If we accept the postulate given by
              Ms.Therese Banyan during my freshman year, "That it will be a
              cold night in hell before I go out with you," and take into
              account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having a
              relationship with her, the second case cannot be true.
              Therefore, hell is exothermic.
              <lib1790> the kid was the only one who got credit