On: The hotel bathroom puzzle

[jf-]

I’d find it rather difficult to use a bathroom that was divided in half by a leather thong.

[tantalor → jf-]

The strap could be diverted around a pully so the room is still usable

[esturk → jf-]

Why, because of the string thru the room? It can be placed along either side of the wall.

[michaelmior → esturk]

I have trouble seeing how it could be placed along the wall while maintaining the necessary tension.

[stavros → michaelmior]

Through rings bolted to the wall.

[michaelmior → stavros]

Good (and in retrospect, obvious) point!

[stavros → michaelmior]

Yeah, I misunderstood things worse: I thought doors opened inwards, and that the ropes were somehow rigid (basically rods).

[mark-r → michaelmior]

I suspect the door opening was already close to a wall. Just make sure the hinge is on the side farthest away from the wall.

[m_herrlich → esturk]

I think just because thong is a funny word that means different things in different places

[pbhjpbhj → m_herrlich]

The word means a (leather) strap - which is why thong underwear and thong sandals are called "thongs" that's what they're made of ... like rubbers being called rubbers (kinda, note a rubber in en-gb is both an eraser and a prophylactic).

[dclowd9901 → jf-]

I don’t think the illustration is accurate. You can imagine a room where the doors are right next to each other.