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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
how about climbing one rope and cut another :laugh: or using ladders ;P
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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how about climbing one rope and cut another :laugh: or using ladders ;P
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
i find the answer (google) but wont share it let other use their brains /google which ever they prefer :laugh:
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
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That's easy; tell the MS Office team that getting any rope is impossible. By the end of the day you will have 300 feet of rope. :)
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
Mike_V wrote:
(1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :))
Did you mean to say about 8 cm ? I'd climb up one, cut the other. I'd slide down about half way, and tie a loop in the one I was on. I'd feed the other one through, and then cut below the loop. Then, I'd lower myself to the ground and pull the rope down, netting me 150 ft of rope. <edit> Actually, I can't climb rope at all, so I'd be stuck with whatever I could reach... </edit>
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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Mike_V wrote:
(1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :))
Did you mean to say about 8 cm ? I'd climb up one, cut the other. I'd slide down about half way, and tie a loop in the one I was on. I'd feed the other one through, and then cut below the loop. Then, I'd lower myself to the ground and pull the rope down, netting me 150 ft of rope. <edit> Actually, I can't climb rope at all, so I'd be stuck with whatever I could reach... </edit>
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
var Rope1 as First_Rope; var Rope2 as Second_Rope; I would climb to the top, cut Rope1 down. Then thread Rope1 through the holes in the scissors and loosely tie it to Rope2. Then when I was 1/6 of a foot from the bottom of Rope2 I would pull the rope attached to the scissors (Rope1). Thus I would have both Ropes.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
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var Rope1 as First_Rope; var Rope2 as Second_Rope; I would climb to the top, cut Rope1 down. Then thread Rope1 through the holes in the scissors and loosely tie it to Rope2. Then when I was 1/6 of a foot from the bottom of Rope2 I would pull the rope attached to the scissors (Rope1). Thus I would have both Ropes.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
Bradml wrote:
oosely tie it to the rope.
wow it will not open when you are hanging to it and you can break just by pulling it no not a valid solution but you give me an idea i will set scissors in such away that it will cut both ropes when the first rope is pulled i came down with second rope and after reaching ground pull the first one and we have them all here so wanna share :laugh:
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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Bradml wrote:
oosely tie it to the rope.
wow it will not open when you are hanging to it and you can break just by pulling it no not a valid solution but you give me an idea i will set scissors in such away that it will cut both ropes when the first rope is pulled i came down with second rope and after reaching ground pull the first one and we have them all here so wanna share :laugh:
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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var Rope1 as First_Rope; var Rope2 as Second_Rope; I would climb to the top, cut Rope1 down. Then thread Rope1 through the holes in the scissors and loosely tie it to Rope2. Then when I was 1/6 of a foot from the bottom of Rope2 I would pull the rope attached to the scissors (Rope1). Thus I would have both Ropes.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
What holds the scissors in place so they cut the other rope ? who said the rope was so thin it would thread through the scissors ? ( this feels to me like the right answer, but I'm gonna have to call it, if it is )
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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I have slightly untangled that mess I call a post. Basically I cut one rope, then use it to cut the other one by attaching scissors to it and then pulling. Simple really:confused:.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
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What holds the scissors in place so they cut the other rope ? who said the rope was so thin it would thread through the scissors ? ( this feels to me like the right answer, but I'm gonna have to call it, if it is )
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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I have slightly untangled that mess I call a post. Basically I cut one rope, then use it to cut the other one by attaching scissors to it and then pulling. Simple really:confused:.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
have you ever noticed how a flag is tied
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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What holds the scissors in place so they cut the other rope ? who said the rope was so thin it would thread through the scissors ? ( this feels to me like the right answer, but I'm gonna have to call it, if it is )
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
Christian Graus wrote:
What holds the scissors in place so they cut the other rope ?
This may be the lack of sleep talking, but: The theory is that the cut rope is affixed to the rope that is still attached to the... 100 foot rectangular room. When the cut rope is pulled the scissors cut the rope that is still atached and the whole lot fall to the ground. Also who said anything about the thickness of the rope? Because i is made of Gold i imagine the rope maker would have made it as thin as possible to keep the cost of production down.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
How wide is the room ? Do I need the rope to support me when I am 100 ft in the air ?
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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How would the scissors stay in place? Good thinking, but the scissors cannot leave your hand. And you must have the scissors when you are done.
when the second rope cuts the scissors will fall
it is good to be important but it is more important to be good
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How wide is the room ? Do I need the rope to support me when I am 100 ft in the air ?
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
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Puzzle of the Day You are in a rectangular room with a 100ft tall ceiling. Hanging from the ceiling, right next to one another, are two golden 100ft ropes. You have scissors that can cut through rope. Your goal is to get as much of the valuable rope as possible, but you cannot fall more than two inches. (1/6 of a foot, for you non-Americans :)) Assume that you are zero-height. Or alternately, assume that the 100ft ropes end at the highest point your arms can reach. In other words, no fair cutting off 5'11" of rope standing on the ground just because you happen to be able to reach that high. Good luck! [edit]The scissors cannot leave your hand[/edit]
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How are the ropes strung up? Welded to the roof or what? That is a very important factor.
Brad Australian By contacting your lawyer you negate the right to sue me.
My, are we being particular today! :laugh: The ropes are attached to the roof strongly enough that you cannot remove them that way. No fair pulling on the ropes from the bottom hoping they will break at the top. And they are golden ropes, but the gold is (somehow!) not malleable or ductile like real gold would be. The ropes don't stretch. Mike
