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To: Lucretius who wrote (71085)	2/23/2001 3:03:13 PM
From: Hobie1Kenobe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Careful Luc - remember when the FED leaked their conference call to Lyle Gramley in 98? FWIW. JF3

To: Lucretius who wrote (71085)	2/23/2001 3:17:05 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

he's the guy with the picture of greenspan, wheelbarrow of money and a PC in the WSJ from a couple of years back -- THE BUBBLE WILL NEVER BURST -- that was a keeper Now a little entertainment for the engineers: When Hell Freezes Over? The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington engineering exam. The answer is so profound that the Professor shared it with 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 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, let's look at the rate of change of temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added. This gives us two possibilities: 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls are entering Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose. 2. 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 take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in sleeping with her, then, # 2 cannot be true, and thus, I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze. The student received the only "A" given.