[chbot] Choc Fish Challenge #5

[Synco Reynders]

You're a trainee and don't have a car. And no you can't dig-up the
cable as you walk the 1km to the other exchange.
/s

On 4 September 2011 20:03, Paul Davey <plmdvy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Synco Reynders <synco.reynders at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As I was pulling through some wires today I remembered this classic challenge...
>>
>> A 120 wire cable has been laid firmly underground between two
>> telephone exchanges located 1km apart.
>> After the cable was laid it was discovered the individual wires are
>> not labeled. There is no visual way of knowing which wire is which and
>> thus connections at either end is not immediately possible.
>> As trainee technician your boss has asked you to sort it out and
>> identify / label the wires at both ends. You only have a battery and
>> light bulb to test continuity and tape/pen for labeling the wires.
>>
>> What is the shortest distance in kilometers you will need to walk to
>> correctly identify and label each wire?
>
> 0km between the exchanges, you don't need to walk.
> You could drive or use other means of transport.
> You cannot tell how far you need to walk when not travelling between
> the exchanges so that cannot be answered.
>
> Paul
>
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