Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/239 - The Bell Rope
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $239$
- The Bell Rope
- A bell rope, passing through the ceiling above, just touches the belfry floor,
- How long was the rope from floor to ceiling?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $239$. -- The Bell Rope
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Solid Geometry Puzzles: $310$. The Bell Rope