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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:01 AM
    Lateral Thinking Puzzle
    Ok, here is another one and I am not sure if I like this one and it may be to easy to figure out but I will start with this one and go from there.

    In the middle of the ocean is a yacht. Several corpses are floating in the water nearby.
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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:50 AM

    OK... and...
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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:52 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jmjoseph View Post
    OK......and.....
    I know, I hate how that is all the info is given too, but you just have to figure out the story.
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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:52 AM

    I'll start...

    Is there any damage to the yacht?
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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:53 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by J_9 View Post
    I'll start...

    Is there any damage to the yacht?
    No
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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:57 AM

    Any life rafts visible?
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    Sep 10, 2010, 06:58 AM

    The people on the yacht are responding to, or happened upon, a plane crash, or other accident.
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:17 AM

    One person who couldn't swim fell in and one person after another jumped in to save him forgetting that they also couldn't swim. Until there was nobody left


    Either that or pirates
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:40 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by J_9 View Post
    Any life rafts visible?
    No
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:41 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jmjoseph View Post
    The people on the yacht are responding to, or happened upon, a plane crash, or other accident.
    No
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:41 AM

    Any people on the yacht?
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:41 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by albear View Post
    one person who couldnt swim fell in and one person after another jumped in to save him forgetting that they also couldnt swim. until there was nobody left


    either that or pirates
    No
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:42 AM

    How do you quote multiple people at the same time?
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:42 AM

    Okay, brain hurts... going to bed.
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:45 AM

    People on the yacht at one time but not anymore.

    Goodnight J
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:52 AM

    Were the bodies floating people who had previously been on the yacht?

    Did they voluntarily go in the water? Were they forced into the water? Did they leave the yacht because they feared something on the yacht? Were they in the water to go swimming?

    Was there any damage to the bodies? Any visible blood? Had they been shot? Stabbed? Attacked by a shark?

    PS - When I want to answer multiple questions, I open another page (another browser), then I hit the quote button, and copy and paste to my original page.
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    Sep 10, 2010, 07:57 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by adam_89 View Post
    How do you quote multiple people at the same time?
    Copy and paste
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    Sep 10, 2010, 08:06 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Looking View Post
    Were the bodies floating people who had previously been on the yacht? Yes

    Did they voluntarily go in the water? Yes

    Were they forced into the water? No

    Did they leave the yacht because they feared something on the yacht? No

    Were they in the water to go swimming? Yes

    Was there any damage to the bodies? Any visible blood? Had they been shot? Stabbed? Attacked by a shark? No

    PS - When I want to answer multiple questions, I open another page (another browser), then I hit the quote button, and copy and paste to my original page. Thank You very much!
    All answers follow your questions here.
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    Sep 10, 2010, 08:09 AM

    Was there something in the water that caused their deaths?

    Did they die of natural causes?

    Was there a reason they didn't return to the yacht?
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    Sep 10, 2010, 08:16 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Looking View Post
    Was there something in the water that caused their deaths? No

    Did they die of natural causes? I don't think the way they died was really natural, so no.

    Was there a reason they didn't return to the yacht? Yes
    Sorry for this message here but I guess I had to put something in order to send it.

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