SOLUTION: It�s a pitch dark night. You are standing near tall building. A rope is hanging from a top of building to the bottom, How will you measure the height of the building.

Question 825185: It�s a pitch dark night. You are standing near tall building. A rope is hanging from a top of building to the bottom, How will you measure the height of the building.
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Fombitz:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the police. Ropes shouldn't be hanging from buildings during the night.
They'll cut the rope down and we can measure the rope.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it's pitch dark, how did you see the ropes and the building?
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