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Rope Escape
Sid Shady is in jail and is planning his escape. His cell, which is on the third floor, is 30 meters above ground level. Shady managed to remove one of the bars from the window, enabling him to squeeze through. He has a rope, but it is only 15 meters in length and a fall of 15 meters would be too dangerous. Aside from the bars on his cell window, there is nothing else, above or below, where he could fasten the rope. However, using just the rope, Shady was able to escape safely. How?
Answer
The ever-crafty Shady untwisted the strands of rope, which left him with two ropes, half the original rope's thickness, but twice the length. With the new rope he was able to lower himself to safety.Hide Answer Show Answer
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