Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles

["Bruce Hestand" <bhestand@mediaone.net>]

Seems to me like it doesn't place any requirements on the "start" of the 45
minutes.

My guess would be to light one, wait exactly 15 minutes and call "start".
Light the second when the first burns out.  You then have 45 minutes elapsed
when
the second burns out.

Bruce Hestand    Boston, Ma.
89 Harley FLHTCU, 95 F150, '80 Triumph Spitfire

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
To: "Mike Lee - Team Banana Racing" <mikel@ichips.intel.com>;
<shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: Sort of off topic. . .puzzles


>
> >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.
>
> 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.mnautox.com/
> "It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
> - 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.

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