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Monday 21 March 2016

Riddle Contest

You work in a lab on a cliff, where there is a bridge to get back to mainland. In the lab an old scientist, the assistant, and the janitor live. You are working on viruses when you accidentaly create a horde of zombies.

You have 17 minutes to cross a bridge.

You take 1 minute to cross, the lab assistant takes 2, the janitor takes 5 and the old scientist takes 10.

The bridge can only hold two people at once.

It is night, and you have a dim lantern. You must have the lantern to be able to cross.

People can wait in the dark.

You are allowed to go back and forth.

In what order will the people take to cross in time to cut the ropes?

All answers to Henry.

There will be a mystery prize.

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