Hourglass Time Puzzle

There are 2 sand hourglasses.

The small one can measure 5 hours and the large one can measure 7 hours.

How can we measure 16 hours with 2 sand hourglasses running together ?

Hourglass Time Puzzle




Similar Riddles

Imagine you are in a room with no windows or doors. How will you get out?

Asked by Neha on 25 Oct 2025


What word begins and ends with an E, but has only one letter?

Asked by Neha on 21 Oct 2021

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

Asked by Neha on 04 May 2024


How do you go from 98 to 720 using just one letter?

Asked by Neha on 08 Oct 2021

What's the next in the series?

H, Be, F, S, Mn, Kr, In, Gd, Tl, ?

Asked by Neha on 17 Oct 2023

Can you find a number that lies one third of the distance between 1/3 and 2/3?

Asked by Neha on 29 Dec 2020


During which month do people sleep the least?

Asked by Neha on 13 Apr 2022

who is silent in the parliament?

Asked by Neha on 29 Apr 2024

Can you count the number of seconds in a year?

Clue: You need to bother about calculation.

Asked by Neha on 06 Oct 2024


Why are televisions attracted to people?

Asked by Neha on 14 Jan 2024

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Gambling

In Canada, a mathematical puzzle must be solved in order to win the lottery to classify it as a “game of skill” not gambling.