Time Measurement

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.




Similar Riddles

Can you complete the sequence?

192, 021, 222, 324, 252, 627, 2__, 9__?

Asked by Neha on 07 Nov 2025


Place a mathematical symbol between the numerals 5 and 9 in such a way that the resulting number is greater than 5 but smaller than 9.

Asked by Neha on 30 Jul 2021

1. What does:
TIM JOB
represent?

2. What does:
MO_ _
represent?

Asked by Neha on 21 Feb 2025


There is an English word that can be used up to four times in a row without modifying the spelling and form a valid grammatical sentence.

Do you know what word is that?

Asked by Neha on 18 Aug 2024

Prove that the below maths equation is true.

8 + 8 = 91

Asked by Neha on 16 Aug 2021

Can you move 2 matchsticks to form four equal sized squares.

Make four Square Riddle

Asked by Neha on 17 Dec 2020


What has many teeth, but cannot bite?

Asked by Neha on 15 Jul 2025

How can a man go eight days without sleep?

Asked by Neha on 11 Mar 2024

If your uncle’s sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?

Asked by Neha on 28 Jul 2025


What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

Asked by Neha on 20 Oct 2021

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword

The day before the 1996 U.S. presidential election, the NYT Crossword contained the clue “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper,” the puzzle was built so that both electoral outcomes were correct answers, requiring 7 other clues to have dual responses.