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The Rope (Posted on 2003-02-07)

Two fifty foot ropes are suspended from a forty foot ceiling, about twenty feet apart.

Armed with only a knife, how much of the rope can you steal?

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How tall are you? How much speed can you build up, either swinging from a rope or at a run? How far can you safely fall? I'm sure other approaches may generate more questions.

Posted by friedlinguini on 2003-02-07 12:44:10

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