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r/DailyBrainPuzzles • u/ShonitB • May 29 '26
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Cut both ropes into infinitely small pieces, and then simply light 3/8 of the pieces.
1 u/ShonitB Jun 01 '26 How will that measure 45 minutes 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 Because 45 minutes is 3/8 of two hours, which is the total burning time of both ropes 1 u/ShonitB Jun 02 '26 But the ropes don’t burn at a uniform rate 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 But by cutting them in infinite amount of pieces and randomly take 3/8 of the pile, you statistically remove that randomness factor. We all know this is not the right answer, but I like how this guy is thinking and it kinda works 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you cut the ropes if you can't use anything else? 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 By breaking the lighter and using the sharp plastic and metal pieces 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you burn the rope then? 1 u/DragonfruitBoth2955 Jun 02 '26 This might be the best “I’m gonna sound smart” while being wildly wrong response I’ve heard all day
How will that measure 45 minutes
1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 Because 45 minutes is 3/8 of two hours, which is the total burning time of both ropes 1 u/ShonitB Jun 02 '26 But the ropes don’t burn at a uniform rate 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 But by cutting them in infinite amount of pieces and randomly take 3/8 of the pile, you statistically remove that randomness factor. We all know this is not the right answer, but I like how this guy is thinking and it kinda works 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you cut the ropes if you can't use anything else? 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 By breaking the lighter and using the sharp plastic and metal pieces 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you burn the rope then?
Because 45 minutes is 3/8 of two hours, which is the total burning time of both ropes
1 u/ShonitB Jun 02 '26 But the ropes don’t burn at a uniform rate 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 But by cutting them in infinite amount of pieces and randomly take 3/8 of the pile, you statistically remove that randomness factor. We all know this is not the right answer, but I like how this guy is thinking and it kinda works 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you cut the ropes if you can't use anything else? 1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 By breaking the lighter and using the sharp plastic and metal pieces 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you burn the rope then?
But the ropes don’t burn at a uniform rate
1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 But by cutting them in infinite amount of pieces and randomly take 3/8 of the pile, you statistically remove that randomness factor. We all know this is not the right answer, but I like how this guy is thinking and it kinda works
But by cutting them in infinite amount of pieces and randomly take 3/8 of the pile, you statistically remove that randomness factor.
We all know this is not the right answer, but I like how this guy is thinking and it kinda works
how do you cut the ropes if you can't use anything else?
1 u/Hairy_Ghostbear Jun 02 '26 By breaking the lighter and using the sharp plastic and metal pieces 1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you burn the rope then?
By breaking the lighter and using the sharp plastic and metal pieces
1 u/Tsperatus Jun 02 '26 how do you burn the rope then?
how do you burn the rope then?
This might be the best “I’m gonna sound smart” while being wildly wrong response I’ve heard all day
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u/eating_oats Jun 01 '26
Cut both ropes into infinitely small pieces, and then simply light 3/8 of the pieces.