riddles?!

[Duphrates]

You have three one-hour fuses (the kind on TNT). Unfortunately, they don't necessarily burn at a uniform rate; all you know is that each one takes exactly one hour to burn completely. You need to make a fuse which is 45 minutes long.

How do you do this?

I'm not sure I understand this, this is what I've got from this:

I have three fuses of different length that all take an hour to the end.

I need to make a fuse that lasts for 45 minutes.

?

EDIT : I'm so fucking dumb.

Light Fuse 1 at both ends, Light fuse 2 at one end.

When fuse 1 has died, you know 30 minutes have gone. Light the fuse two at both ends now and light 3. When fuse 2 goes out, it takes 15 minutes. Put out Fuse 3, which you now is a 45 minute fuse.

I made that much harder than it had to be :P

BINGO!
Have a biscuit *proffers*

 

[Duphrates]

A man goes to work and rips a hole in his suit. He dies.
Why?

 

[Damocles]

A man goes to work and rips a hole in his suit. He dies.
Why?

Space suit or some sort of underwater work?

 

[chedinho]

A man goes to work and rips a hole in his suit. He dies.
Why?

is it his birthday suit?

 

[Duphrates]

A man is found dead and naked 500 metres away from the bottom of a cliff-face holding a straw.
What possible situation could explain this death?

 

[masterwig]

A man is found dead and naked 500 metres away from the bottom of a cliff-face holding a straw.
What possible situation could explain this death?

He was having a drink through a straw on an aeroplane when they chucked him out.

 

[Damocles]

A man is found dead and naked 500 metres away from the bottom of a cliff-face holding a straw.
What possible situation could explain this death?

Did it for some sort of dare? Like they drew straws or something?

EDIT : Hmm...naked throws you off a bit.

 

[Bluemoon115]

A man is found dead and naked 500 metres away from the bottom of a cliff-face holding a straw.
What possible situation could explain this death?

He drew the short straw and had to jump.

 

[Duphrates]

A man is found dead and naked 500 metres away from the bottom of a cliff-face holding a straw.
What possible situation could explain this death?

He drew the short straw and had to jump.

Ooooh. That's a starting point.

 

[Thaksin's Postman]

While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kitten, cats, sacks, wives, How many were going to St. Ives?