[engineer question] burning rope part two - Page 3

Spee · 2004-09-28, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

MOVE UP THE BANGALORES!

CLEAR THE SHINGLE!

*boom*

*Troops move up Omaha beach*

RARARARAVINDIESELRUINSMOVIE!!

oddfish · 2004-09-28, 08:44 PM

this is a bullshit problem.

i've got an I.Q. of 154 and i can't fucking figure this out. i'm probably just too distracted to come up with something.. i'm playing battlefront, muahahaha

150, sorry.. my dad has 154... figures.. he owns a fucking print shop. intelligence never seems to end up where it should.

martyr · 2004-09-28, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Smaug

Light rope 1 at both ends. Light rope 2 at one end. Rope 1 will burn all the way in half an hour. At that point light the second end of rope 2. When both ends meet on the second rope, 45 minutes will have elapsed.

you're getting somewhere.

oddfish · 2004-09-28, 09:03 PM

i feel really stupid.. wow..

martyr · 2004-09-28, 09:10 PM

hehe, i figured smaug would get it somehow

i have one more. on to the next thread!

Smaug · 2004-09-28, 09:14 PM

the smartass always prevails.

oddfish · 2004-09-28, 09:14 PM

set one rope on fire in four different places, and the other at just one end.. har har har

martyr · 2004-09-28, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by oddfish

set one rope on fire in four different places, and the other at just one end.. har har har

doesnt work, burns inconsistantly.

Baneblade · 2004-09-28, 09:20 PM

I am not getting the point to burning the rope. Use it for something constructive and burn the car you just wrecked.

martyr · 2004-09-28, 09:23 PM

http://www.planetside-universe.com/f...199#post463199

the point of the burning rope exercise is to demonstrate mental problem-solving capacity to the interviewer, as well as to give the interviewee an example of the sorts of problems they're going to encounter as a software support engineer.

this particular part of the rope problem is also used to suggest another aspect of the puzzle-solving business: the possibility that there is no solution. faced with this option, many of the applicants opted for it quickly, others refused to accept it - neither of which is good neccessarily. of course, you see that there is a solution.

eXoSloth · 2004-09-28, 09:24 PM

What is the answer for this one?

Triggar · 2004-09-28, 09:26 PM

Allah Ackbar.

martyr · 2004-09-28, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Smaug

Light rope 1 at both ends. Light rope 2 at one end. Rope 1 will burn all the way in half an hour. At that point light the second end of rope 2. When both ends meet on the second rope, 45 minutes will have elapsed.

smaug is winnar.

eXoSloth · 2004-09-28, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by martyr

smaug is winnar.

Wasn't hte question for 1hr15min?

martyr · 2004-09-28, 09:34 PM

he burned one rope for 30 minutes, the other for 45