Puzzle

Telling Time with Fuses

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Can you figure out how to measure time using lengths of fuses?

burning_fusesYou have some fuses, each of which burns for exactly one hour, but unevenly; that is, half a length of fuse does not necessarily burn for half an hour. You have as many fuses and matches as you want.

How can you use these to measure 45 minutes?

 

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