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THE TIME IS 6AM. FOR EVERY 1 HOUR THAT HAS PASSED, THE CLOCK WILL ONLY SHOW 36 MINUTES AS IT WILL LOSE 24 MINUTES. WHEN THE CLOCK WAS SHOWING 3AM, 180 CLOCK MINUTES HAVE PASSED SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS MEANS THAT 300 (180/36 X 24 MINUTES + 180 MINUTES) REAL MINUTES HAVE PASSED WHEN THE CLOCK WAS SHOWING 3AM. SINCE THE CLOCK STOPPED 1 HOUR AGO, ANOTHER 60 MINUTES HAVE PASSED. THEREFORE A TOTAL OF 360 MINUTES HAVE PASSED. SINCE 360 MINUTES = 6 HOURS, THE TIME IS 6 HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT 6AM AGAIN. AFTER ALL, WHAT DIFFRENCE DOES THE SPEED OF LIGHT MAKE TO THE ANSWER? IT'S IRRELEVANT- ONLY THE SPEED OF THE ROATION OF THE EARTH MATTERS HERE ONCE THE WATER IS BOILING, TURN THE THREE-MINUTE TIMER AND FIVE-MINUTE TIMER OVER. WHEN THE THREE-MINUTE TIMER RUNS OUT, PUT THE EGG IN THE BOILING WATER. WHEN THE FIVE-MINUTE TIMER RUNS OUT, TWO MINUTES HAVE ELAPSED AND IT IS TIME TAKE THE EGG OUT OF THE WATER. YOU DON'T NEED THE FOUR-MINUTE TIMER FOR THIS RIDDLE TURN OVER BOTH HOURGLASSES AT ONCE. WHEN THE FOUR-MINUTE HOURGLASS RUNS OUT, TURN IT OVER. WHEN THE SEVEN-MINUTE HOURGLASS RUNS OUT, TURN IT OVER. WHEN THE FOUR-MINUTE TIMER RUNS OUT THIS TIME (EIGHT MINUTES HAVE ELAPSED), THE SEVEN-MINUTE HOURGLASS HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ONE MINUTE. NOW TURN OVER THE SEVEN MINUTE TIMER BACK OVER. WHEN THE TIMER RUNS OUT, NINE MINUTES HAVE ELAPSED