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S _ C _ N D S Clue
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 (A). NEITHER (B). A POUND OF METAL IS ALWAYS MORE THAN HALF A POUND OF THE SAME METAL. (C). SIX STROKES TOOK 30 SECONDS, THEREFORE 12 STROKES WILL TAKE 60 SECONDS. BUT WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK SIX, THERE WERE ONLY 5 INTERVALS BETWEEN STROKES, AND EACH INTERVAL WAS 30/5=6 SECONDS. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND TWELFTH STROKES THERE WILL BE 11 INTERVALS OF 6 SECONDS EACH, THEREFORE 12 STROKES WILL TAKE 66 SECONDS. (D). THERE IS ALWAYS A PLANE THAT CONTAINS ANY 3 POINTS IT WILL TAKE TEN SECONDS. BECAUSE THE FIRST STRIKE SOUNDS AT ZERO SECONDS, TWO STRIKES SOUND IN ONE SECOND, THREE STRIKES IN TWO, ETC THE LONG HAND PASSES THE SHORT HAND ONLY ELEVEN TIMES AND NOT TWELVE TIMES. THE LONG HAND PASSES THE SHORT HAND AT NOON, AND BETWEEN THE TIMES 1-2 PM, 2-3 PM, 3-4 PM, 4-5 PM, 5-6 PM, 6-7 PM, 7-8 PM, 8-9 PM, 9-10 PM, 10-11 PM - A TOTAL OF ELEVEN TIMES. NOTE THAT THE LONG HAND DOES NOT PASS THE SHORT HAND BETWEEN 11 PM AND 12 AM, IT JUST MEETS THE SHORT HAND AT 12 AM