a question.. who knows?

[Dagless]

^ aha, thought this thread will never pop up again !

ok here is the 'Zen Problem'. Many of you might know the solution.

A buddhist monk got an errand from his teacher: to meditate for exactly 45 minutes. He has no watch; instead he is given 2 inscent sticks, and he is told that each of those sticks would completely burn in 1 hour. The sticks are not identical, and they burn with variant yet unknown rates (they are handmade). So he has these 2 inscents and some matches; can he arrange for exactly 45 minutes of meditation?

Not if meditation requires no interruption. If he is allowed to light something while he meditates then yes he can.
If the sticks were uniform (ie. they burn with a constant rate - even if different to each other) he would not have to interrupt his meditation at all.

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[marwen]

Not if meditation requires no interruption. If he is allowed to light something while he meditates then yes he can.

Yes he can interrupt the meditation just to light the sticks.

If the sticks were uniform (ie. they burn with a constant rate - even if different to each other) he would not have to interrupt his meditation at all.

unfortunately, the sticks are not uniform :

The sticks are not identical, and they burn with variant yet unknown rates (they are handmade)

 

[marwen]

No?.................

The answer is Yes, but How ?

welcome back btw :°)

 

[Ramadhan]

A buddhist monk got an errand from his teacher: to meditate for exactly 45 minutes. He has no watch; instead he is given 2 inscent sticks, and he is told that each of those sticks would completely burn in 1 hour. The sticks are not identical, and they burn with variant yet unknown rates (they are handmade). So he has these 2 inscents and some matches; can he arrange for exactly 45 minutes of meditation?

Light incense A on both ends and incense B on one end.
incense A will burn out at 30 mins exactly, and when that happens, immediately light the unlit end of incense B. And incense B will burn out exactly 15 mins later.
30 mins + 15 mins = 45 mins

 

[marwen]

^ that's the answer. bravo ! MashaAllah !

any one can post the next question.

 

[~Raindrop~]

Light incense A on both ends and incense B on one end.
incense A will burn out at 30 mins exactly, and when that happens, immediately light the unlit end of incense B. And incense B will burn out exactly 15 mins later.
30 mins + 15 mins = 45 mins

That's what google told me but I couldn't exactly post it as it would have been cheating :X

Next?

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

As'Salaam Alaaykum

I am a tick and I am usually black or white, You will find me on many clothing, People think I am cool

so what am I?

 

[~Raindrop~]

^^Nike? :ermm:

 

[Abz2000]

there was a basket with 5 apples in it,
5 people took 1 each,
why was there 1 left in the basket?

 

[Innocent Soul]

because one of them kept it back :hiding: after sometime.

 

[Abz2000]

Nope, they took them home and never came back,
So let's see who's a critical thinker.

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

Because the four of them took each apple and the fifth person picked up the basket not just the apple. :hmm:

 

[Dagless]

Deleted because answer already given. That will teach me to open multiple tabs and not refresh before replying

 

[alhamdulilaah]

asalamu alaikum,

ok here is a question:

What can you catch but not throw?

 

[Abz2000]

a cold????????????????????????????????

 

[Abz2000]

what wears shoes - but has no feet?

 

[alhamdulilaah]

a cold????????????????????????????????

yes, ur answer is correct.

 

[alhamdulilaah]

what wears shoes - but has no feet?

..........A horse?.......

 

[alhamdulilaah]

another question:


No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?

 

[Abz2000]

it was - a pavement, people's shoes get worn.

ok - you got me back for jumping to my question.

a heart?