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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (6753)1/29/2001 1:02:33 PM
From: HG  Read Replies (1) of 13018
 
<<<Engineers are programmed for this...thus the term nerd.

[they seem emotionally and verbally retarded as well] >>>

The Thermodynamics of Hell

Theorem: Hell is Isothermal
Hell: That Place Dante wrote about in The Inferno section of his book The Divine Comedy.

Isothermal: A term used by those engineering types meaning constant, uniform temperature.

Proof by the Contrapositive
If Hell is not isothermal, there are temperature differences in hell. Note: This is in accordance with Dante's version of hell.

If there are changes in temperature, heat can be transfered from one medium to another.

If heat is transfered, there can be changes in entropy (S). In other words; heat can leave or enter a specific medium. This is an extension of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

According to the 2nd Law the total change in entropy of a system must be positive.

S(Hot) S(Cold)

Q(Hot) / T Hot > Q(Cold) / T(Cold)

Since the assumption is that there are differences in temperature, T(Hot) can be greater than T(Cold).

If T(Hot) can be greater that T(Cold), Q(Hot) can be greater than Q(Cold).

If Q(Hot) > Q(Cold) energy is released in the process of heat transfer.

If energy is released in the process of heat transfer, it can be used to power things like an air conditioner, or heater; thereby, making Hell comfortable for any engineer, who would know how ot utilize the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Therefore; Hell must be isothermal unless all engineers are virtuous just because they are engineers.

- Credits to an anonymous Dante site on the web
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