Puzzle no 2

• Lavendin

  20 Mar 05, 17:04

  2) Across the bridge
  
  There are two islands, and a bridge between the islands. On one island stands four people. They all take a different time to cross the bridge - 10 min, 5 min, 2 min and 1 min.
  
  However, there is only ONE torch amongst these people, and they HAVE to use the torch to get across the dark bridge. The bridge, being rickety and all, can only hold a maximum of 2 people at one time, or it will break.
  
  How long will it take for everyone to get to the other island, and how? (no tossing torch across the waters!)
  
• ceecookie

  20 Mar 05, 17:34

  a person escort another person across the bridge....then after he is left then he go himself lor......
• bratpig

  20 Mar 05, 17:41

  burn the bloody bridge
  
  alternatively, cross in the morning...who in their right mind wanna cross a bridge at night?
• kalangkabo

  20 Mar 05, 18:11

  
  17 mins
• Lavendin

  21 Mar 05, 03:24

  this one bratpig dont know ah?