How Hot is Hell?
As most of the world endures never-before-seen heat waves, wild fires, and punishingly high humidity, describing the weather as ‘hot as hell’ brings to mind this question…how hot is Hell anyway?
The average non-scientific person might say, “Hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk,” or
“Hotter than Satan’s underpants.” This purportedly true story may answer everyone’s eternal question.
How Hot is Hell? A true story
A thermodynamics professor had written a take-home exam for his students. It had one question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof. 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 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 since 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.
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 as souls are added. This gives two possibilities.
- 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.
- 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. Therese Banyan during my Freshman year that “it will be a cold night in Hell before I date you”, and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having dated her, then number 2 cannot be true, and so Hell is exothermic.
The student got the only A.
It’s Cool Here!
Despite the heat of the Anza Borrego Desert in the daytime, it’s not hot as hell at night. In fact, the cool night-time temperatures make August perfect for star-gazing. Plus, the swimming pool, early morning golf, air-conditioning in our local shops and restaurants, and smaller crowds make your summertime stay at The Springs at Borrego RV Resort & Golf Course downright pleasant.
So, how hot is hell? Not as hot as you might think. Book now to experience the rugged beauty of the desert just as generations of people have done before you.
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