Wolfie Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 There are two lengths of rope. Each one can burn in exactly one hour. They are not necessarily of the same length or width as each other. They also are not of uniform width (may be wider in middle than on the end), thus burning half of the rope is not necessarily 1/2 hour. By burning the ropes, how do you measure exactly 45 minutes worth of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoBeLiz Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 Light one rope at both ends and only one end on the other rope. The one lit at both ends will burn for thirty mins. When it goes out, light the other end of the remaining rope, and that gives you your 15 minutes, making 45 mins style_emoticons/default/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 The forum that this topic was originally in has been consolidated. Please disregard any references to old forums that this topic refers to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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