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Friday, July 31, 2009
Today's Teaser......
You have two candles that take exactly one hour to burn, but they don't burn at a steady rate. For example, one candle could take 59 minutes to burn the first inch and then burn the rest of the candle in the last minute. How would you use these two candles to measure 45 minutes?
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I would tend to rely more on my watch!!! ha ha ha ha ha
damn candles.....
Answer; Light the first candle on both ends and the second candle at only one end. When the first candle burns out you know 30 minutes have passed. Light the other end of the second candle and when it burns out, 45 minutes have passed.
well, I guess I won't use candles to tell when 45 mins have passed. That's too much like work, lol!!!!
I got winded just reading it to myself!!!
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