Jokes and Riddles Centre - Page 17

Taera · #**161** August 1st, 2003, 07:08 AM

noo, its much simplier. the battlecruiser had no suplies.

Or the transport had better ECM

Or the BC was a boarding ship and the transport had Security Stations

I dunno! lol

[ August 01, 2003, 06:32: Message edited by: Taera ]

Slick · #**162** August 1st, 2003, 08:03 AM

Ok, here's neat little puzzle...

You have 2 egg timer sand-type "hour" glasses. One measures exactly 4 minutes, the other measures exactly 7 minutes. You are making a recipe requiring exactly 9 minutes. How do you time it.

Answers to all the weasel questions:
no you can't estimate times
no you can't lay one down on its side
no fancy stuff, this is not that hard.

Slick.

narf poit chez BOOM · #**163** August 1st, 2003, 08:11 AM

measure the four minute one half-way. that only works, though, if it's marked or a regular cylinder shape. if the 7 one is marked, you don't even need to do that.

or, just use a clock.

[ August 01, 2003, 07:12: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Jack Simth · #**164** August 1st, 2003, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slick:
Ok, here's neat little puzzle...

You have 2 egg timer sand-type "hour" glasses. One measures exactly 4 minutes, the other measures exactly 7 minutes. You are making a recipe requiring exactly 9 minutes. How do you time it.

Answers to all the weasel questions:
no you can't estimate times
no you can't lay one down on its side
no fancy stuff, this is not that hard.

Slick.

Can't put one sideways to pause it? Pity. No matter....

1) Start both timers.
2) When the four-minute timer finishes (three left in 7), flip 4.
3) When 7 finishes (three minutes later; one left in 4), flip 7.
4) When 4 finishes (one minute later; six left in 7) flip 4.
5) When 4 finishes (four minutes later; two left in 7) start recepie
6) When 7 finishes (2 minutes later), flip 7
7) When 7 finishes, (7 minutes later; 9 since started recepie), stop recepie.

This may be slightly more complex than is necessary, but should get the job done.

Suicide Junkie · #**165** August 1st, 2003, 03:05 PM

The simple answer to my Last puzzle:

The Jreanar and Norak were allied, against some other race.
Both the Transport and Battlecruiser were on the winning side.

Slick · #**166** August 1st, 2003, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack Simth:

quote:
Originally posted by Slick:
Ok, here's neat little puzzle...

You have 2 egg timer sand-type "hour" glasses. One measures exactly 4 minutes, the other measures exactly 7 minutes. You are making a recipe requiring exactly 9 minutes. How do you time it.

Answers to all the weasel questions:
no you can't estimate times
no you can't lay one down on its side
no fancy stuff, this is not that hard.

Slick.

Can't put one sideways to pause it? Pity. No matter....

1) Start both timers.
2) When the four-minute timer finishes (three left in 7), flip 4.
3) When 7 finishes (three minutes later; one left in 4), flip 7.
4) When 4 finishes (one minute later; six left in 7) flip 4.
5) When 4 finishes (four minutes later; two left in 7) start recepie
6) When 7 finishes (2 minutes later), flip 7
7) When 7 finishes, (7 minutes later; 9 since started recepie), stop recepie.

This may be slightly more complex than is necessary, but should get the job done.

Yes, this is a correct answer. Good job. There is another, shorter method that does not require setup: If you change step 4) to read: "When 4 finishes (one minute later; six left in 7) flip 7.", it works. (8 minutes have gone by at this point, and there is one minute of sand in the bottom of the 7 minute timer, so you can dump it back out to get to time the Last minute for a total of 9 minutes).

Slick.