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1. Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: sdillen@ca.ibm.com; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:41:29 -0800; Now that Mike got this started. . . You are given 2 pieces of string and a book of matches. The two pieces of string are of different diameter and length. You are told that each string will burn in e; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00207.html (7,907 bytes)
2. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:13:44 -0500 (EST); Wait until someone says, "Times up" then light one string. -- D a v i d H i l l m a n hillman@planet-torque.com /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00210.html (8,044 bytes)
3. RE: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: Michael_Bayrock@translink.bc.ca; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 15:22:41 -0800; Attach both ends of 1 string to one end of another. (so you get a loop at the end of the first string) Light the other end of the string. The first string burns in 30 mins, and lights both ends of t; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00212.html (8,165 bytes)
4. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: Mike Lee - Team Banana Racing <mikel@ichips.intel.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 15:45:05 -0800; I don't think that works; you're making the assumption that the "hoop" of string burns evenly, and we're told that it doesn't. One end might burn up in a minute, while the other takes 29 minutes...; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00213.html (8,159 bytes)
5. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:54:16 -0500 (EST); 1) light one string at one end. let it burn. time: 30 minutes. 2) when string #1 finishes, light the other string at both ends (at the same time). let it burn. time for string #2: 15 minutes. total t; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00215.html (8,141 bytes)
6. RE: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:01:05 -0800; It works, even if the hoop burns unevenly. If (for example), one half takes 29 minutes to burn and the other half takes 1 minute, lighting both ends at once would mean after 1 minute, the fast half i; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00216.html (8,033 bytes)
7. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:14:43 -0500 (EST); even if it burns faster, slower, *really*fast*, slow, etc., it'll work. imagine there's a fast end that burns instantly and it's 99% of the string. that 99% burns instantly (pretend 0 seconds). now t; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00217.html (8,708 bytes)
8. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: "JustBrits" <justbrits@mediaone.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:08:01 -0600; KEY word = <<assumption>> Let's get back to REAL "shop-talk" Ed /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00218.html (7,503 bytes)
9. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:24:20 -0600; minute, Did you read this after you wrote it? Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mn; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00219.html (8,005 bytes)
10. Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles (score: 1): Author: "Bruce Hestand" <bhestand@mediaone.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 00:26:38 -0500; Seems to me like it doesn't place any requirements on the "start" of the 45 My guess would be to light one, wait exactly 15 minutes and call "start". Light the second when the first burns out. You th; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00220.html (8,829 bytes)

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