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03/12/08 08:35
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 		 #152156 - Brilliant.
Responding to: ???'s previous message
My answer was, to make a pendulum from one string and count its "ticks" while the other burns, then you can measure any time you want - including 45 minutes - repeatedly.

That's brilliant. Reminds me of the myriad of ways you can use a barometer to find out the height of a building (including dropping it off the top of the building and counting the time to impact, and asking the janitor for the height in exchange for a shiny new barometer). :)

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TopicAuthorDate
Interesting interview problem            01/01/70 00:00      
   Will email do, too ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Also, a question:            01/01/70 00:00      
      yep            01/01/70 00:00      
         E-mail is out.            01/01/70 00:00      
   Like a candle            01/01/70 00:00      
   Google            01/01/70 00:00      
      We need to conduct the interviews in a Faraday cag            01/01/70 00:00      
         Darn!            01/01/70 00:00      
            Didn't need Google but ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Make statistics be your friend...            01/01/70 00:00      
      still need both strings            01/01/70 00:00      
   Do they burn in the same non-linear way?            01/01/70 00:00      
      an old proverb            01/01/70 00:00      
         Hint above            01/01/70 00:00      
         That's exactly why I asked...            01/01/70 00:00      
            you don't need this            01/01/70 00:00      
               I like that statistical idea            01/01/70 00:00      
                  not quite so...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Brilliant.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Needs statistical information, though.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     one of an interesting interview task could also...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        you would need to cut it            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Only, if you want...            01/01/70 00:00      
               You are right!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Another Method            01/01/70 00:00      
                  or your lighter runs dry :)            01/01/70 00:00      
               Wrong !            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Jan is right            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Jan is right...            01/01/70 00:00      

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