bonanova Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 You have a lighter and a single fuse that takes exactly 1 minute to burn. It is straightforward to time a 60-second or a 30-second time interval. How would you time a 10-second time interval? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 harey Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 a) Cut in 3 pieces and burn from both sides. b) When one piece is consumed, cut that one that seems to burn most slowly in two pieces and put on fire the ends that do not burn. c) Repeat b) until everything burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sairakan Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Does the fuse burn at a constant rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Does the fuse burn at a constant rate? We can't make that assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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You have a lighter and a single fuse that takes exactly 1 minute to burn.
It is straightforward to time a 60-second or a 30-second time interval.
How would you time a 10-second time interval?
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