There are no time keeping mechanisms (watch, clock) in a room. There are 2 candles in the same room. Each candle when lit, has its wax completely exhausted in exactly 1 hour. How will you track the passage of 45 minutes? plzz help....:(
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Jump to PostSimple. Only takes one candle.
Stand one candle up but don't light it and wait until the shadow has rotated 3.75 degrees anti-clockwise provided the room has a window. After the shadow has rotated the full 3.75 degrees then 15mins of daylight has passed. If you want 45mins then you …
Jump to PostOkay, okay, here goes...
Light one candle, and at the same time light the other candle at BOTH ENDS! Then when the second candle is consumed (after 1/2 hour), light the FIRST candle at its OTHER end...burns for 15 more minutes! 45 minutes on the dot!
Again, assumes …
Jump to PostNow, how to figure 3.75 degrees.
Easy. Draw a circle. Take away everything that isn't 3.75 degrees.
Jump to PostLay one candle across the other (like a See-saw) until it balances - now you have measured the middle of the candle, halfway = 30 minutes. Make a very clear mark in the candle with your finger nail.
When the candle has burned down to your mark, and you can …
Jump to PostFalse assumption. You all assume the candles burn at an even rate. They would not if they were tapered candles. Also, a candle will burn faster when turned horizontally as the wax will melt and drip off rather than burn.
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