Suppose you want to cook an egg for exactly 3 minutes. You have only a 5 minute hourglass timer and a 2 minute hourglass timer. Using these 2 timers, how can you boil the egg for exactly 3 minutes?
2007-03-03 20:42:53 · 18 answers · asked by xXx_AimZ_xXx 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
You start both timers at the same time. When the 2 minute timer is done you put the egg in to cook. Take it out when the 5 minute timer is done.
2007-03-03 20:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by Justin H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here's what you do, you put the 2 timers at the same time. After the 2 mins. is done you're left with 3 mins. in the hourglass. That's when you put the eggs, wait till the 5 minute hourglass timer is done and you cook the egg in 3 mins.
2007-03-04 04:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by May Fajardo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start a pot of water boiling then flip both timers over when the 2 minute one runs out add the egg to the water and you will have 3 minutes left.
2007-03-03 20:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by Redcarn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flip the egg timers at the same time and when the 2 minute timer is done put the egg in the water cause the 5 min one will have 3 remaining minutes!!!!! yaay!!
2007-03-03 20:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by jessiblu_83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm... would you turn over both timers at the same time, and when the two minute timer runs out start boiling the egg until the five minute runs out??
i think that would work
2007-03-03 20:47:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First. Take up rock climbing for a year.
Join a Mt Everest Expedition.
When at the top of the rock, boil frozen egg.
As a) it is frozen and
b) at 35,000 feet
The egg wiil take 7 minutes to boil.
So just use one timer then when it stops use the other.
2007-03-03 21:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by satnee2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start both timers at the same time when the two min timer is up put the egg in the water and pull it out when the 5min timer runes out and you would have a 3min boiled egg
2007-03-03 20:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by twocenst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everybody else has said it but hey i no it 2 so start em both at the same time wen the 2 min 1 runs out chuck ya egg in (or on the road its so god damn hot in australia) and then cook until 5 min timer runs out if ya a true aussie who needs a timer...
2007-03-03 20:51:37 · answer #8 · answered by No Name 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...what I would do would be to use the 2-minute hourglass, and then use one minute of the 5-minute hourglass...and that's how I'd know.
2007-03-03 22:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Marmylade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start them both at the same time and when the 2 has gone down put the egg on and take it out when the 5 is down. Easy!
2007-03-03 21:28:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋