Like how many seconds to chime midnight
2007-08-23 05:03:53 · 12 answers · asked by Crazychick 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
This is a trick question. If it takes 6 seconds to chime 6 times, then the time between chimes is actually 6/5 of a second, i.e. 1.2 seconds (not 1 second, as you are tricked into believing).
This means the time it takes to chime midnight is 11*6/5, or 13.2 seconds.
Don't believe me?
6 o'clock chimes go like this:
bong 1 (6:00:00)
bong 2 (6:00:01.2)
bong 3 (6:00:02.4)
bong 4 (6:00:03.6)
bong 5 (6:00:04.8)
bong 6 (6:00:06)
i.e., exactly 6 seconds as specified, with 1.2 seconds between chimes. Therefore, the 12:00 chime goes like this:
bong 1 (12:00:00)
bong 2 (12:00:01.2)
bong 3 (12:00:02.4)
bong 4 (12:00:03.6)
bong 5 (12:00:04.8)
bong 6 (12:00:06)
bong 7 (12:00:07.2)
bong 8 (12:00:08.4)
bong 9 (12:00:09.6)
bong 10 (12:00:10.8)
bong 11 (12:00:12)
bong 12 (12:00:13.2)
So, 13.2 seconds for the 12:00 chimes
2007-08-23 05:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by RickB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
12 is wrong.
So many people fall for the easy answer.
The first chime happens at 0 seconds, the last one happens at 6 seconds, So the stopwatch starts on the first chime and stops 5 chimes later at 6 seconds.
SO the number of chimes is given by time is (Chimes-1)*(1.2s).
*** I love the way all of the wrong answers seem to start with "assuming". Anybody know the old expression about assuming??!!
(12-1)*(1.2s)=13.2 seconds
2007-08-23 05:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by muddypuppyuk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12
2007-08-23 05:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
12
2007-08-23 05:07:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since midnight = 12 and it takes 6 seconds to chime 6oclock, plus 12 is double of 6, so if it takes 6 secs to chime 6oclock, its gona take 12 secs for midnight! (tip: just double the seconds)
2007-08-23 05:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
6 o clock * 2 = midnight
6 seconds * 2 =12 seconds
So, it will take 12 seconds to chime midnight.
2007-08-23 05:17:00 · answer #6 · answered by Wonder 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Assuming one chime takes 1 second, it'll take 12 seconds for midnight.
2007-08-23 05:07:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Asuming this time is in normal time
n*6=6:00
n=1
1*12=12:00
2007-08-23 05:10:22 · answer #8 · answered by firefighter 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cuckoo clock
2016-05-20 23:48:40 · answer #9 · answered by roxie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not *** U ME
anything until you have investigated further as you end up
making an *** out of You & Me {*** -U-ME}
The answer 13.2 seconds is correct, by the way.
2007-08-23 06:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by Rod Mac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋