tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630809631923025750.post7240667858593641383..comments2023-08-15T16:13:03.110+02:00Comments on The Freaky World Of Math: The Fuses RiddleFreakyMathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18402975501667935895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630809631923025750.post-13601626920100488022014-09-11T01:38:53.395+02:002014-09-11T01:38:53.395+02:00No, it's a logical consequence. The burning ti...No, it's a logical consequence. The burning time of each end must be summed. If they'd meet at e.g. 10 seconds then the whole fuse would take 20 seconds to burn. So the only way it would burn for the stated minute, is if the ends meet after 30 seconds exactly. (Still doesn't have to be the middle of the fuse.)FreakyMathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402975501667935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630809631923025750.post-20203785425712368182014-09-07T23:37:00.207+02:002014-09-07T23:37:00.207+02:00"The two ends that were lit will meet at exac..."The two ends that were lit will meet at exactly half of the burning time. If this were not true, the fuse could not burn for exactly one minute when lit at only one end."<br /><br />Untrue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com