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THE TIME IS 9PM (OR 21:00 HOURS) RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE 12 HOURS BETWEEN THE 2 TIMES (1PM AND 1AM), AND HALF OF THAT TIME IS 6 HOURS. SO, THE HALFWAY MARK WOULD HAVE TO BE 7PM (1PM + 6 HOURS). IF IT WAS 7PM TWO HOURS AGO, THE TIME WOULD BE 9PM NOW THEY WILL NEVER STEP OUT WITH RIGHT FEET TOGETHER. FOR EVERY THREE STEPS, THEY WILL BOTH STEP OUT TOGETHER. BUT THE SEQUENCE WILL BE (SHORT MAN-TALL MAN) LEFT-LEFT, RIGHT-LEFT, LEFT-LEFT, RIGHT-LEFT AND SO ON 66 SECONDS. WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK SIX, THERE WERE ONLY 5 INTERVALS BETWEEN STROKES, AND EACH INTERVAL WAS 6 (30/5) SECONDS. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND TWELFTH STROKES THERE WILL BE 11 INTERVALS OF 6 SECONDS EACH; THEREFORE, 12 STROKES WILL TAKE 66 SECONDS WHEN I SPOKE, SAY IT WAS X MINUTES AFTER 10 O'CLOCK - I.E, (60-X) MINUTES BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK. 58 - X = 2(X - 25) X = 36 THEREFORE, THE TIME WAS 10:36