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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
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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]
You climb to the top of one rope (A) and use the scissors to cut the other one (B) at the very top. Then you take B and tie it to A as high as possible using a bow knot (or something similar). Then, with be B securily fastened to the top of A, you grab onto B and let go of A. You cut A just below the place you made the knot and tie it to B so that you can later use A to pull the knot apart. You come down to the floor, pull A to loosen the knot, and catch both ropes -- all of B and most of A. Alvaro
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You climb to the top of one rope (A) and use the scissors to cut the other one (B) at the very top. Then you take B and tie it to A as high as possible using a bow knot (or something similar). Then, with be B securily fastened to the top of A, you grab onto B and let go of A. You cut A just below the place you made the knot and tie it to B so that you can later use A to pull the knot apart. You come down to the floor, pull A to loosen the knot, and catch both ropes -- all of B and most of A. Alvaro
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. - Friedrich Nietzsche
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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]
Climb one rope. While hanging onto one rope near the ceiling (with your feet), tie a loop in the other just below where it attaches to the ceiling, being careful not to use more than two inches of rope in doing so. Cut that rope just below the loop. While hanging onto the loop in the cut rope (with your toes), cut the other where it attaches to the ceiling, and tie the cut ends of the two ropes together. Thread the new, 199' 10" length rope through the loop, tie one end to your ankles and lower yourself down. Grab both ropes. Pull the ceiling down. Snip ropes and extract the 200ft from the broken pieces of ceiling. Climb one rope. Cut the other rope where it joins the ceiling. Now cut the other rope where it joins the ceiling. Carefully roll both lengths of rope, hang them from your belt, and put the scissors in your pocket. Be sure to do this on a day when gravity does not apply to you.
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No you have missed my point, how are the ropes affixed. Are they strung around a roof beam or is it not tied to anything (rather bolted to the wall or something)?
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Climb one rope. While hanging onto one rope near the ceiling (with your feet), tie a loop in the other just below where it attaches to the ceiling, being careful not to use more than two inches of rope in doing so. Cut that rope just below the loop. While hanging onto the loop in the cut rope (with your toes), cut the other where it attaches to the ceiling, and tie the cut ends of the two ropes together. Thread the new, 199' 10" length rope through the loop, tie one end to your ankles and lower yourself down. Grab both ropes. Pull the ceiling down. Snip ropes and extract the 200ft from the broken pieces of ceiling. Climb one rope. Cut the other rope where it joins the ceiling. Now cut the other rope where it joins the ceiling. Carefully roll both lengths of rope, hang them from your belt, and put the scissors in your pocket. Be sure to do this on a day when gravity does not apply to you.
---- I just want you to be happy; That's my only little wish...
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You did it! I'll leave it to you to figure out which one of your methods is the right one :laugh: Those other two are the most creative ways to do it I have ever seen! 5 for that! Mike
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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.
Bradml wrote:
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.
Then how can u climb that rope.
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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>
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You did it! I'll leave it to you to figure out which one of your methods is the right one :laugh: Those other two are the most creative ways to do it I have ever seen! 5 for that! Mike
I'm guess it wasn't the last one... :-D
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