Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-29 Thread Sam Yeung
- Original Message - From: "Piers Cawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem > Ivor Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Time for one of those latera

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-29 Thread Piers Cawley
Ivor Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Time for one of those lateral thinking problems. > > Imagine you have a cellar in which there are 3 light bulbs on different > circuits. The light switches are all at ground level, at the top of the > staircase, and it is not possible to see from here,

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Nick Cleaton
On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 04:57:56PM +, David Cantrell wrote: > * at 28/01 14:52 - Ivor Williams said: > > Time for one of those lateral thinking problems. > > > > Imagine you have a cellar in which there are 3 light bulbs on different > > circuits. The light switches are all at ground leve

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread David Cantrell
* at 28/01 14:52 - Ivor Williams said: > Time for one of those lateral thinking problems. > > Imagine you have a cellar in which there are 3 light bulbs on different > circuits. The light switches are all at ground level, at the top of the > staircase, and it is not possible to see from here,

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Simon Wistow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 04:05:26PM +, Greg McCarroll said: > > *SPOILERS* > > PRESERVED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Simon Wistow
On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 04:05:26PM +, Greg McCarroll said: > *SPOILERS* > PRESERVED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you turn them all off for a while, have a col

RE: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Ivor Williams
Greg McCarroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: *SPOILERS* . . . > you turn them all off for a while, have a cold beer and relax, then > turn one on till you reckon its mad hot and turn another on and run > down as fast as you can and touch the two lit bulbs, hopefully the one > thats been on f

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Struan Donald
* at 28/01 14:52 - Ivor Williams said: > Time for one of those lateral thinking problems. > > Imagine you have a cellar in which there are 3 light bulbs on different > circuits. The light switches are all at ground level, at the top of the > staircase, and it is not possible to see from here,

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Greg McCarroll
* Ivor Williams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Time for one of those lateral thinking problems. > > Imagine you have a cellar in which there are 3 light bulbs on different > circuits. The light switches are all at ground level, at the top of the > staircase, and it is not possible to see from here,

Re: [OT] 3 light bulbs problem

2002-01-28 Thread Mark Fowler
On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Ivor Williams wrote: > Time for one of those lateral thinking problems. Really not that much of a spoiler Won't you burn your hands doing that? -- s'' Mark Fowler London.pm Bath.pm http://www.twoshort