Hourglass.java

public class Hourglass {
	public static void main(String args[]) {
		
		// top
		for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
			
			// print header
			if (i == 0) {
				System.out.println("|\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"|");
			} else {
				// print spaces
				for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
					System.out.print(" ");
				}
				
				// print slash
				System.out.print("\\");
				
				// print colons 9-2*i
				for (int j = 0; j < 9-2*i; j++) {
					System.out.print(":");
				}
				
				// print slash
				System.out.print("/");
				
				// print newline
				System.out.println();
			}
		}
		
		// bottom
		for (int i = 5; i > 0; i--) {
			// maybe print footer
			if (i == 1) {
				System.out.println("|\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"|");
			} else {

				for (int j = 0; j < i-1; j++) {
					System.out.print(" ");
				}
				
				// print slash
				System.out.print("/");
				
				// print colons 11-2*i
				for (int j = 0; j < 11-2*i; j++) {
					System.out.print(":");
				}
				
				// print slash
				System.out.print("\\");
				
				// print newline
				System.out.println();
			}
		}
		
	}
}