Two Ropes Hanging From Ceiling Puzzle

A logic brain teaser.

Two ropes hanging from ceiling puzzle.

You are told that each of the two ropes has the following property. The cable therefore is hanging directly downward. The cable has to be doubled back upon itself and the two poles must be coincident and 0 m apart. One rope makes an angle of 50 with the ceiling while the other makes an angle of 29.

An object is hanging from a ceiling and two ropes are holding it up at angles. The easiest way to solve this problem is by. This part is actually a trick question. He will burn one of the rope at both the ends and the second rope at one end.

Each rope burns in 60 minutes. But notice 40 m from the top of a 50 m pole is already 10 m above the ground. Two fifty foot ropes are suspended from a forty foot ceiling about twenty feet apart. If the cable is 80 m then half of it is 40 m.

A mass hanging from two ropes. Find the the tension of the ropes. Two thin but sturdy ropes are hanging from fixed hooks at the ceiling and just touch the ground close enough that you can grab both of them at the same time comfortably. If you light one end of the rope it will take exactly one hour to burn all the way to the other end.

In other words half the rope may burn in the. How can he measure 45 mins using only these two ropes. Here is a selection of knots for joining ropes and also some knots where the rope is tied upon itself such as the heaving line knot and the sheep shank the water knot is an excellent knot for use with flat webbing material. Puzzle lights with lamp cord kits and remote control bulb self diy assembled puzzle lights mordem lampshade iq lamp shades m size home decor light white 3 8 out of 5 stars 16 diy iq pendant puzzle lampshade q plusmore lotus flower hanging lamp shade with 15 feet ul listed cord kit ceiling light fixture decorative chandelier for home cafe.

The two poles are a distance of 0. Bends are knots to tie two ropes together. You are given two ropes and a lighter. Armed with only a knife how much of the rope can you steal.

Here s another oldie from a book slightly paraphrased to make it more quantitative. Let s begin by drawing our mass hanging from the two ropes. Find the tensions in the two ropes. He can t cut the one rope in half because the ropes are non homogeneous and he can t be sure how long it will burn.

He actually wants to measure 45 mins. You re in a room with a ceiling exactly 100 feet high. A mass of 108 g is hanging from two massless ropes attached to the ceiling.