IT TAKES A CLOCK TWO SECONDS TO STRIKE 2 O'CLOCK. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO STRIKE 3 O'CLOCK? ------------------ "Repression never did me any harm (I finally ceased to include "stop masturbating" as one of my guilt ridden New Year's resolutions, but that's a different topic)." Achebe - programmer by day, Mrs Palmers Husband by night
4 seconds? strike 1 -> strike 2 = 2 seconds (for 2 o'clock) strike 2 -> strike 3 = 2 more seconds (for 3 o'clock) ------------------ Yugo grills, Yugo mills, Check out the oil my Yugo spills...
It'll take 00:59:58 to start striking 3 o'clock, and plus the three seconds it takes to finish striking 3 o'clock, so 01:00:01 ------------------ DREAMer's Rocket Page
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how long will it take to strike three o' clock? what time is it now? how am i supposed to find out how long it will take when i dont know when it all started?! ------------------ i am my own worst enemy [This message has been edited by DiSeAsEd MoNkEy (edited April 22, 2001).]
one hour from the 2 O'Clock (first strike) plus an extra second for 3 O'Clock's third strike= 3601 seconds. ------------------ "That's been a lifelong dream of mine." -Vince Carter, after laying it in on a breakaway, much to the Vancouver crowd's displeasure.
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4 secs is the answer ------------------ "Repression never did me any harm (I finally ceased to include "stop masturbating" as one of my guilt ridden New Year's resolutions, but that's a different topic)." Achebe - programmer by day, Mrs Palmers Husband by night
The answer is 4 SECONDS..... At 2 o'clock, takes two secs, so *gong* 2 secs *gong* Thus, at 3, it's *gong* 2 secs *gong* 2 secs *gong*. ------------------ "Repression never did me any harm (I finally ceased to include "stop masturbating" as one of my guilt ridden New Year's resolutions, but that's a different topic)." Achebe - programmer by day, Mrs Palmers Husband by night
I still gotta disagree. From the beginning of the first gong to the end of the last gong (at 2 o'clock) was two seconds. So, for 3 o'clock, you merely add another second for the third gong..... I think, let's see. At 2 o'clock the 2 secs start here -->*gong* pause *gong*<-- ends here At 3 o'clock -->*gong* pause *gong* (still only 2 secs) pause *gong*<-- end. I don't see how it could possibly be 4 seconds. Because the first two seconds consist of two gongs and a pause, while the last two seconds consist of one gong and a pause???? Nope, don't work. If each gong and pause are the same length of time, then the time it takes 3 o'clock to gong would be a ratio of 5:3, or .667 seconds per hour (not counting 1 o'clock which would be .333 seconds). Therefore, the time it takes to strike 3 o'clock should be 3.33 seconds. ------------------ DREAMer's Rocket Page [This message has been edited by DREAMer (edited April 22, 2001).]
Dreamer, you're overthinking. lol! If it takes 2 seconds between 1 and 2, then you've defined the interval between gongs. To gong 3 times, you have 2 such intervals. Therefore : 1 -> 2 = 2 seconds 2 -> 3 = 2 seconds Think of it as the starter's pistol going off in a race. The first gong starts the clock, the 2nd gong defines the interval between 2 consecutive gongs, and from the second to the third gong is a division of time equal to the length between the first and 2nd gong. ... i like the word "gong"... GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG! weeee! ------------------ Yugo grills, Yugo mills, Check out the oil my Yugo spills... [This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited April 23, 2001).]
Im with Dreamer on this one, except I see the answer as 3 seconds- Wouldnt the first interval be between 0 (or 12) and 1. I thought that was always how clocks worked. In which case you would have: *gong* 1 second *gong* 1 second *gong* where the first gong represents the clock starting, the second represents it hitting 1 oclock and the third it hitting two oclock (instead of above where it is the second gong signifying 2 oclock). Perhaps I am making it too complicated also though?? I understand the logic, I just think that in a clock it would be the 4th gong and not the 3rd gong that represents 3 oclcok ------------------ Haha.. you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is: Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Only slightly less well know is this: Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! [This message has been edited by JayZ750 (edited April 23, 2001).]
It is impossible for two gongs and a pause to equal one gong and a pause. It just doesn't WORK! *gong* + *gong* + *pause* (cannot equal) *gong* + *pause* Unless, you're trying to say that a *gong* takes no time, which again is impossible. It all depends on the clock. Some clocks have a longer pause than the gong, and some clock have longer gongs, than pauses.... I like the word GONG too! ------------------ DREAMer's Rocket Page
Time to do some math gong+pause+gong = 2 seconds we need to find: gong+pause+gong+pause+gong Assuming a gong is equal to a pause then it takes .67 (2/3) seconds per gong or pause. Therefore gong+pause+gong+pause+gong = 3.33 (10/3) seconds. A gong takes time, and a pause takes time. We need to know the gong/pause ratio in order to get the REAL answer. ---------------- Well I thought about it some more and I can see how 4 seconds can be an answer. gong+pause= 2 seconds the second gong duration doesn't matter since we think a clock strikes 2 at the beginning of the 2nd gong. Still assuming a gong has equal duration to a pause, then it's 1 second per gong or pause. So we need to find out: gong+pause+gong+pause No need for the 3rd gong since it's duration doesn't matter. Then that means gong+pause+gong+pause = 4 seconds. DAMNIT! --------------- Oh well, I guess the info I made at the beginning of my post is useless, but I'm going to leave it there b/c I spent too much time figuring that part out to just delete it w/o anyone seeing how in depth I took the stupid riddle. ------- [This message has been edited by Band Geek Mobster (edited April 23, 2001).]
