puzzle

[Lara1983]

i know the answer but would like to see other people's. if it takes a man and a half, a day and a half, to dig a hole and a half, how long does it take for half a man to dig half a hole?

[Shrek2]

No such thing as half a hole, a hole is a hole, no matter how deep

[mjackson]

half a day

[kempie]

Is he a dwarf?

[kempie]

Only joking - A day and a half!

[football]

half an hour. Am I right?

[Stav's Back]

Depends if there is anything good on the telly at the time

[Shrek2]

Lara, are you going to share your answer with the rest of us??

[eddo]

A day and a half. There is 1/3 of the workforce to do 1/3 of the work, so it takes the same amount of time.

[Lara1983]

the answer was the first one given. shrek2 is indeed correct!

[secretspirit]

Also there's no such thing as half a man so no hole would be dug anyway.

[Dazzler]

If the first hole is of a specific dimension, then half a hole is a valid concept. When digging for foundations of a house for example, if the required excavation is 20 square metres and 2 metres deep, then a hole 10x20x2 would be half way.