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Rope Retrieval ★★

Puzzle

Two sturdy ropes are hanging from a ceiling, attached 25 cm apart. The ceiling is at a height of 8 meters, and each rope is 9 meters long. You want to take as many of these ropes as possible, but you only have a knife to cut them.

The question: How much of the rope can you take without falling?

The solution: Click here!