Weigh the Ornaments\text{Weigh the Ornaments}

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It's almost Christmas! You're decorating your Christmas tree and have 88 ornaments on hand. They are all the same weight, except for one, which is slightly heavier. You need to find out which is the heavy one, and have a two-arm scale that you can use to do so. What is the minimum number of times you need to weigh the ornaments in order to find the heaviest ornament?

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