[chbot] Choc Fish Challenge #5

[Mark Atherton]

So I can't have a diode or an LED so at least I can see which way 
round things are connected ?

Even if I bribe you with 5 choc fish ??

How about a curry ??

-Mark

At 08:58 p.m. 4/09/2011, you wrote:
>Hint:
>When trying to work this one out you probably want to draw it. To save
>you drawing 120 lines, I suggest you start small and draw 10.
>/s
>
>On 4 September 2011 20:12, Synco Reynders <synco.reynders at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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