Shut off the valves of the 10min diver and use the extra 9mins of air to 
drag his body to the surface and claim he had a "heart attack". Hell, 3 
out 4 ain't bad...

 Jim

Sender: RLatulip@ao*.co*  Date: 8/24/98 11:53 AM

>You have a restriction in a cave.  And there is a team 
>of four divers.
>
>The divers have varying swim paces.
>
>It takes diver one 5 min to swim the restriction
>It takes diver two 10 min to swim the restriction
>It takes diver three 1 min to swim the restriction
>It takes diver four 2 min to swim the restriction.
>
>However only two divers can go through the restriction
>at a time and all lights have failed except one.  
>Additionally they only have 17 minutes of air to get all
>divers through the restriction.
>
>The one light MUST be used to navigate the restriction
>so when a dive team (of two) swims through one of the
>divers must bring the light back.  The time of the slowest
>diver is added for each traverse of the restriction.
>
>Solve it so all divers get through in the 17 minute window!
>
>
>Ray LaTulippe
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