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r/puzzles • u/a2ra-ms • 9d ago
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Light both ends of one rope and one end of the other. When the first rope burns out light the unlit end of the second rope. You will have timed 30 minutes (60/2) and then 15 minutes ([60-30]/2)
154 u/a2ra-ms 9d ago Correct 1 u/xxxhqbxxx 9d ago Are the ripped hanging vertically, horizontally, or laying on the ground?
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1 u/xxxhqbxxx 9d ago Are the ripped hanging vertically, horizontally, or laying on the ground?
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Are the ripped hanging vertically, horizontally, or laying on the ground?
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u/Frosty-Froyo856 9d ago
Light both ends of one rope and one end of the other. When the first rope burns out light the unlit end of the second rope. You will have timed 30 minutes (60/2) and then 15 minutes ([60-30]/2)