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Ags2000 · 08-16-2001, 12:55 AM

Four prisoners have excaped...but due to injuries, they take different times to cross a bridge....1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes.

The guard is only not watching the bridge for 17 minutes, if they take longer than that, they get caught.

There is only one flashlight, and only two people can go across at one time. So, two go across, then one brings it back and two go across.

They must travel at the pace of the slowest person. How do they do it without getting caught?

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Jo: A clock.
Nat: Uh.
Jo: I need a clock.
Nat: Uh.
Jo: Mrs. Garrett I'm taking your egg timer.
Mrs G: Uh, okay.
Nat: Jo wait!
Jo: And a fuse, I need a fuse. Oh it's no good, I'll mix up some stuff in the science lab.
Mrs G: What are you making, a bomb? hahaha
Nat: YES! YES!
Mrs G: WHAT!!
Jo: I'm gonna roll it through their front door and then POW boy POW, dead Kawasaki's all over the street.
Mrs G: I take it you didn't get the job. May I have those matches?Please!
Jo: That's right, I DID NOT GET THE JOB! DID ANYBODY MISS THAT? I DID NOT GET THE JOB! Go ahead Blair, hit me with your best shot, go ahead.
Blair: (silence)
Nat: Oh Blair, you can do better then that.

Bootsy Whoosh · 08-16-2001, 01:37 AM

Ok....first the guys that take one and two minutes cross. (2 minutes) The one minute guy brings the light back. (1 minute) The guys that take 5 and 10 minutes cross together. (10 minutes) The guy that takes 2 minutes brings the light back. (2 minutes) The guy that takes 1 minute and the guy that takes 2 minutes cross. (2 minutes)

Ags2000 · 08-16-2001, 09:27 AM

You got it.

D

08-16-2001, 12:55 AM	#1
Ags2000 Red 2/13/90 -1/5/06 Forum Veteran Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Candyland Posts: 5,544	Brain Teaser 7 Four prisoners have excaped...but due to injuries, they take different times to cross a bridge....1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes. The guard is only not watching the bridge for 17 minutes, if they take longer than that, they get caught. There is only one flashlight, and only two people can go across at one time. So, two go across, then one brings it back and two go across. They must travel at the pace of the slowest person. How do they do it without getting caught? D ------------------ Jo: A clock. Nat: Uh. Jo: I need a clock. Nat: Uh. Jo: Mrs. Garrett I'm taking your egg timer. Mrs G: Uh, okay. Nat: Jo wait! Jo: And a fuse, I need a fuse. Oh it's no good, I'll mix up some stuff in the science lab. Mrs G: What are you making, a bomb? hahaha Nat: YES! YES! Mrs G: WHAT!! Jo: I'm gonna roll it through their front door and then POW boy POW, dead Kawasaki's all over the street. Mrs G: I take it you didn't get the job. May I have those matches?Please! Jo: That's right, I DID NOT GET THE JOB! DID ANYBODY MISS THAT? I DID NOT GET THE JOB! Go ahead Blair, hit me with your best shot, go ahead. Blair: (silence) Nat: Oh Blair, you can do better then that.

08-16-2001, 01:37 AM	#2
Bootsy Whoosh Storms abrewin'... Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: The Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 Posts: 2,104	Ok....first the guys that take one and two minutes cross. (2 minutes) The one minute guy brings the light back. (1 minute) The guys that take 5 and 10 minutes cross together. (10 minutes) The guy that takes 2 minutes brings the light back. (2 minutes) The guy that takes 1 minute and the guy that takes 2 minutes cross. (2 minutes)

08-16-2001, 09:27 AM	#3
Ags2000 Red 2/13/90 -1/5/06 Forum Veteran Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Candyland Posts: 5,544	You got it. D