Egg Timer Logic – Crack the Time

Riddle:

How can you boil a 2-minute egg using 3, 4, and 5-minute sand timers?

Answer:

Answer: Start all timers. When 4 ends, flip it. When 5 ends, 1 minute remains on 4 — start egg then. Explanation: You use overlaps and timer resets to isolate exactly 2 minutes — tricky but doable.

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