So... that's it? :confused:
EDIT: Okay, but I still don't get the pregnant thingy... bah, I'll leave it.
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So... that's it? :confused:
EDIT: Okay, but I still don't get the pregnant thingy... bah, I'll leave it.
I think we still have to figure out why he's dead. All we know is that he was in a hot air balloon.
Was there a problem with the balloon?
Did he jump? Was he pushed? Did he accidentally fall out?
As for the pregnant girl - you're actually embarrassed? LOL. But poor Unky doesn't get it. (I looked at your answer, cause I was a bit lost as to what you two were talking about and wasn't even sure what that was in reference to or who it was even addressed to. Oh, well, I would have never thought of that.)
No.Quote:
Was he planning to strike the match but something happened to stop him?
Yes.Quote:
Was the match being used for some other reason than a match is normally used and that's why it wasn't lit?
No.Quote:
Is it relevant that his arm was stretched out?
No, no and no.Quote:
The match was near his stretched out arm. Was he reaching for it? Did he want to light it? Possibly to see something in the dark?
Yes.Quote:
Was there a problem with the balloon?
Yes.Quote:
Did he jump?
No.Quote:
Was he pushed?
No.Quote:
Did he accidentally fall out?
Would the match have saved him?
Is the match intact?
Did he use the match the way he intended to? Did he succeed?
I have no idea where we are going, just asking questions... maybe something will come...
Guy realized his balloon was going to crash if he didn't get it lit, and he couldn't get it lit so he thought he would live if he jumped. Maybe because he thought he was over water and thought he could survive the jump instead of the crash.
Was he alone in the balloon?
The match was being used for an alternate reason. He didn't plan to strike it. Was it to draw lots?
I'm thinking the balloon was carrying too much weight so the passengers decided someone had to leave. He drew the short match. (It seems like it might have been smarter to just land the balloon, but hey... it's a puzzle.)
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Originally Posted by Just Looking
Maybe the match was his twin.:rolleyes:
I thought maybe the match had an alternate meaning but had no idea what. I Like both answers above this.
I'm glad I kept reading cause I didn't want to have to answer if the match could have saved him. (Yeah, if he'd gotten a different one.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Looking
This is not totally correct but it's close enough - you got the gist and the important part. (It's nearly impossible to get all the details.)
Rest of the details: Balloon got punctured and they were losing altitude, which is why they had too much weight. They dumped everything they could including personal effects & clothing. (Though no one ever asked if he had anything besides the match.) So all that was left was for someone to jump.
I'd have to presume they would have dropped too fast for a safe landing and possibly killed everyone, but I never thought about it. What I did think about, however, is why he was hanging onto that match for dear life. :p (Maybe he was pretending it was rosary beads.)
BTW, for someone who isn't sure about these puzzles, you've asked good questions and you got it, so you obviously aren't exactly terrible at them. :-)
I'm racking my brain right now as this reminds me of something I just watched where the person who died held onto something for dear life and you had to wonder why. I'm thinking it was on Criminal Minds. Great - I'll wake up in the middle of the night remembering what it was.
Does anyone else want to take the helm? (I've got places that have a ton of these, most of which I've never looked at the answers yet.) Not that I mind cause it's loads of fun, but it's also fun to do the other side occasionally.
Kitkat22 agrees : Darn it ! I was feeling so smart! Egad!!!!
Kit - You are smart. Sometimes I just crack up at your responses - they cut to the chase, are witty, and stated so perfectly.
Morgaine - I'll try one, but I should probably wait until Tuesday. We are heading to Yosemite for the long weekend, leaving at noon tomorrow. I don't know if it would finish in time.
Was it Rossi who kept the bracelet of the mother who was killed? The three kids were the only survivors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Looking
As a note, I've found that most things in these can be taken quite literally. That is, a match is a match. These aren't word play puzzles. But you also can't read things into it that aren't there, so they can be tricky in that way. Most of them also tend to be realistically possible (as in, no magic, etc.), though many are highly improbable and a little ridiculous.
Oops - I hit "agrees" by accident. I am thinking it was someone who died and was holding something in their arms. I know it will come to me at some point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitkat22
How about I do another in the meantime, and you can do one when that is finished. I've got a full seven days in a row off both my jobs (yeah!) so I'm available to keep checking in. I do have some stuff I desperately need to get done while I have time, but it doesn't take me long to jump on and answer a few questions.
Sounds like fun. That will also give me time to find a good one. Good for you - 7 days off. I'm counting the days to October 9 when I get married and have almost 3 weeks off.Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
OK, I admit to some reluctancy on this one because I feel like it's difficult and more pieces to put together. But it is another one of the "classics" so I suppose it wouldn't be if people hated it. So I'll give it a go.
A man is returning from Switzerland by train. If he had been in a non-smoking car he would have died.
I've read this one before so I'll have to bow out.Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
OK, there's too many of us posting at once. Stop that! If you do find one you like, you might PM and pose the scenario and see if it's one I know.
Since you're here, you can start the questions, but I really need to spend some time out in the yard - one of those many things I'm trying to get done. But I'll pop back in here and there.
I'd do another, but you're leaving tomorrow anyway. OK, I really AM going to head out to the yard now. Really. Really I am.
The train is on fire and he is in one of the cars that is not on fire?Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Looking
Current new one:
A man is returning from Switzerland by train. If he had been in a non-smoking car he would have died.
He took the train. His friends who were non smokers drove a car and crashed.Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
Um, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitkat22
No. And I'd be really shocked if anyone simply 'guessed' this without asking the questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitkat22
Does Switzerland has any significance?
Does the man smoke?
Did the car crash?
Did the car explode?
Was the car attacked?
Was it winter? Summer then?
Did the car had a break down in the middle of nowhere?
Is the non smoking car part of the train.
Is the man in a car by the train?
I tried to catch up with you lol. You got so quick into getting to solve those :p
A non smking car. The others could be on fire. Or he could be driving byQuote:
Originally Posted by Unknown008
A train from Switzerland. The non smoking car could be broken down on the tracks. He is in the train and a car full of non smokers hit the train.:confused:
A man is returning from Switzerland by train. If he had been in a non-smoking car he would have died.
I don't think so.Quote:
Does Switzerland has any significance?
Irrelevant.Quote:
Does the man smoke?
No.Quote:
Did the car crash?
No.Quote:
Did the car explode?
Yes, by killer tomatoes. Er, sorry. No.Quote:
Was the car attacked?
Irrelevant.Quote:
Was it winter? Summer then?
No.Quote:
Did the car had a break down in the middle of nowhere?
Yes.Quote:
Is the non smoking car part of the train.
No.Quote:
Is the man in a car by the train?
That may be, but it's seriously doubtful anyone would simply guess this. It's pretty, um, convoluted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown008
I noticed no questions from Adam this morning. Maybe I should wake him up with a PM as well. :D
Did the non smoking car get detached from the train?
Did he initially intend to be in the non smoking car?
Was the man in the machine room of the train?
Did the train pass near a mountain?
Did the train stop on its way (or slowed down drastically) for any reason?
Was the man in the train?
Was the man already dead when he started his voyage/trip?
No.Quote:
Did the non smoking car get detached from the train?
Irrelevant.Quote:
Did he initially intend to be in the non smoking car?
No.Quote:
Was the man in the machine room of the train?
Good possibility.Quote:
Did the train pass near a mountain?
No.Quote:
Did the train stop on its way (or slowed down drastically) for any reason?
Yes.Quote:
Was the man in the train?
No.Quote:
Was the man already dead when he started his voyage/trip?
Something I'm not sure about...
Are the non smoking car and the train in which the man was separate entities?
Was the man in a car in the train? (I saw 'by' up there... is this the same question? Sorry if it is)
Did anything unusual happen to the non smoking car?
Did the man get out of the train during this 'unusual' occurrence?
Because there's now been a confusion caused over this car, let's clear this up. It's a car on the train. It's not word play. There is no automobile. The "non-smoking car" is exactly what it appears to be. Granted, that does not establish where our man is, though it also says he's returning "by train." So he's on a train and the non-smoking car is part of a train. And your first question here establishes they are one and the same train.
No.Quote:
Are the non smoking car and the train in which the man was separate entities?
Yes.Quote:
Was the man in a car in the train?
No.Quote:
Did anything unusual happen to the non smoking car?
No.Quote:
Did the man get out of the train during this 'unusual' occurrence?
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