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You have two strings whose only known property is that when you light one end of either string it takes exactly one hour to burn. The rate at which the strings will burn is completely random and each string is different.

How do you measure 45 minutes?




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The word ladder puzzle was invented by Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.