Today's Question - An encore classic to prepare for the holiday season - Ann is stranded in a mountain cabin with her husband who has just been bitten by a venomous snake. Just before the phone went dead, the doctor told her the only way to save him was with a poultice that must be boiled exactly 15 minutes (no more, no less). Ann has no watch, clock, radio or other means to time things. She does have 2 mini-hour glasses, one runs 11 minutes, the other runs 7 minutes. How does she time 15 minutes exactly? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY

Reveal Answer Corner Answer - Some opted for the easy - Start both together. When 7 ran out, start the boiling. When 11 runs out (4 minutes), turn over and get 11 more (15 minutes). The fallacy here is that you can boil at any instant you choose. You really have to wait till the boiling process is ready. Okay, once the poultice is ready to boil start both the 7 minute and 11 minute timers. When the 7 minutes is done turn it over. (Elapsed time 7 minutes.) When the 11 minutes is done turn the 7 over again. (There will be exactly 4 minutes in the bottom before you turn it over. So when that runs out the 15 minutes are up. 11 minutes + 4 minutes = 15). More fun than SAT's huh?

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