Riddle...

[ambeestar]

You’re making bread, and you want to take the bread out of the oven after 45 minutes. However, the only instruments you have to measure time are two ropes of equal length and some matches.
Rope A and Rope B will take exactly one hour to burn, individually. However, the rate at which they burn is not the same, and is not constant either. In other words, after 5 minutes it could’ve burned half the rope, and the other half takes 55 minutes.

So, how would you determine when there’s only 45 minutes left?

[Drew]

hrm....

i had to cheat but good riddle though

[Misçible]

Lol. Nothing?

[Drew]

^ that's not even an answer

[Nieko]

You’re making bread, and you want to take the bread out of the oven after 45 minutes. However, the only instruments you have to measure time are two ropes of equal length and some matches.
Rope A and Rope B will take exactly one hour to burn, individually. However, the rate at which they burn is not the same, and is not constant either. In other words, after 5 minutes it could’ve burned half the rope, and the other half takes 55 minutes.

So, how would you determine when there’s only 45 minutes left?

Damn it I can only figure out 30 mins. I might have the second part figured out but I'm not sure and don't want to post and ruin it for others. I'm gonna light a cigarette and see If that helps.

[madhatter]

wouldnt you want to know when theres only 15 minutes left? not 45......also couldnt you just look at the bread.....its pretty damn easy to tell when breads done.

[Drew]

yes, but the trick is figuring out how to burn both ropes completely at 45 minutes

[KC Meat]

You'll save time (thus money) by going and buying a cheap stopwatch. haha Plus, you can use the stopwatch more than once.

[madhatter]

You'll save time (thus money) by going and buying a cheap stopwatch. haha Plus, you can use the stopwatch more than once.
yeah it seems like this person really should have planned their bread baking experience a lot better.....i mean, its 2009, who measures time with a burning rope?

[Bhairava]

hopefully this person has a gas stove so they can turn it on not light it and stick there head in it. then they wont have to worry about there rope clocks!

[NuQ]

^LOL... the Sylvia Plath Cookbook.

[Nieko]

You’re making bread, and you want to take the bread out of the oven after 45 minutes. However, the only instruments you have to measure time are two ropes of equal length and some matches.
Rope A and Rope B will take exactly one hour to burn, individually. However, the rate at which they burn is not the same, and is not constant either. In other words, after 5 minutes it could’ve burned half the rope, and the other half takes 55 minutes.

So, how would you determine when there’s only 45 minutes left?

Okay no ones taking this seriously so, Light the first rope on both ends, thats 30mins. Cut the other rope into quarters and light all 8 ends @ once?

[Eris]

Okay no ones taking this seriously so, Light the first rope on both ends, thats 30mins. Cut the other rope into quarters and light all 8 ends @ once?

You expected anyone on this board to take anything seriously? :rolleyes:

You might need to move along....

[A.D]

You expected anyone on this board to take anything seriously? :rolleyes:

You might need to move along....no he's got a point, we're all jackasses, riddles are serious business

[Nieko]

no he's got a point, we're all jackasses, riddles are serious business

Just didn't want to spoil it.
And riddles are serious, If you don't get them right the troll under the bridge will eat you.

[Bhairava]

Just didn't want to spoil it.
And riddles are serious, If you don't get them right the troll under the bridge will eat you.

uhhh your mom ate the troll!

[ambeestar]

Just didn't want to spoil it.
And riddles are serious, If you don't get them right the troll under the bridge will eat you.
don't joke about that shit, my mom has been missing for days since we crossed that bridge.

[Turtleboy]

don't joke about that shit, my mom has been missing for days since we crossed that bridge.

maybe her and the troll are having a secret affair and skipped to vegas

[Nieko]

uhhh your mom ate the troll!
your mom is the troll

































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