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How would you fix and light a candle on a wall in such a way that the candle wax won’t drip onto the table below?

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You are given three things

A Candle
A matchbox &
A box of thumbtacks
How would you fix and light a candle on a wall in such a way that the candle wax won’t drip onto the table below?

posted Aug 8, 2017 by Akriti

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The solution is to empty the box of thumbtacks, use the thumbtacks to nail the box to the wall, put the candle into the box, and light the candle with the match

answer Aug 30, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana



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