Ask Me Help Desk - Lateral Thinking Puzzle

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Originally Posted by jmjoseph

It was an emergency announcement about an APB out for a suspicious looking character who robbed a bank and shot some people. He didn't remember what had happened, and he matched the description of the shooter, he then shot himself in horror.

Very good thought, but No.

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Is he driving to work? Yes

Is he going to see someone? For a relevant purpose? No

Is his destination related to what he expected to hear on radio?

Kind of confused by that last question but since I answered you question above. He was driving to work and turned on the radio and then pulled over and shot himself.

Had he done something at work that he could be in trouble for?

He would have been in trouble with the law. Did he do something illegal and he killed himself to avoid being arrested?

Ok, to give you a summary in my own words:

A man was driving to work and he turned on the radio. He heard something that made him worry and figured he would get in trouble with the law. He pulled over and shot himself.

This is the questions you guys asked and I answered them yes. So that should give you a pretty good summary. I didn't tell you anything new above I thought I would put it together for you though.

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Originally Posted by Just Looking

Had he done something at work that he could be in trouble for? Not sure if he would get in trouble for it so I am goign to say no/

He would have been in trouble with the law. Did he do something illegal and he killed himself to avoid being arrested?

Yes, he did something illegal and killed himself to avoid being arrested.

So we need to figure out what he did?

Did he steal money?

Did he hurt another person?

Was he planning to commit a crime, but hadn't done it yet?

Was he expecting the radio to announce something happened in connection with his crime, but when it wasn't on the radio he knew he had failed somehow?

He was driving to work and heard on the radio that there was a leak at the nuclear power plant that he worked at, causing multiple deaths. He realized that he had made a foolish mistake, causing the leak, and then to avoid trouble, he ended it all.

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Originally Posted by just looking

so we need to figure out what he did? Yes

did he steal money? No

did he hurt another person? Yes

was he planning to commit a crime, but hadn't done it yet? No

was he expecting the radio to announce something happened in connection with his crime, but when it wasn't on the radio he knew he had failed somehow?

No

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Originally Posted by jmjoseph

He was driving to work and heard on the radio that there was a leak at the nuclear power plant that he worked at, causing multiple deaths. He realized that he had made a foolish mistake, causing the leak, and then to avoid trouble, he ended it all.

No

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Originally Posted by adam_89

No

Am I even CLOSE?

Sorry if there was confusion but look above at your questions I aqnswered J-Lo. I answered after each question. The no at the end was for the last question. Sorry about that.

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Originally Posted by jmjoseph

Am I even CLOSE?

Lol, no :p

(It's not an official no, but this one will drive you crazy :p)

Does the man work at a studio?

Did the man expect a song, but another song was broadcasted?

It's fun! :p

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Originally Posted by jmjoseph

Am I even CLOSE?

Well you know he did something wrong but what he did was never announced over the radio.

Did he try to commit suicide but failed?

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Lol, no :p

(It's not an official no, but this one will drive you crazy :p)

Does the man work at a studio?

Did the man expect a song, but another song was broadcasted?

It's fun! :p

Do you know this one Unky?

Clarify the studio part. (this might give a big hint)

No on the last one.

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Originally Posted by albear

did he try to commit suicide but failed?

He was successful in his suicide attempt.

We know he hurt at least one person. Did he hurt more than one person?

Was the person killed? Kidnapped? Injured? Sent to the hospital?

Was the person a relative of his? A friend? A stranger? Someone he worked with?

We know he hurt at least one person. Did he hurt more than one person? No

Was the person killed? Yes Kidnapped? No Injured? Well killed so no injured. Sent to the hospital? No

Was the person a relative of his? Yes, but no blood related. A friend? No A stranger? No Someone he worked with? No

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Originally Posted by adam_89

Do you know this one Unky?

Lol, I'm the one to ask question here ;)

No, the first time I came across lateral puzzles was here, when morgaine started this :)

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Clarify the studio part. (this might give a big hint)

Was it a song? (as opposed to music played by instrument only)

Is he the one who sponsors the musician/singer? (depending on my previous question)

Was the killed person his wife?

Is the gender of the dead person relevant?

Is his motive of killing this person relevant?

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Lol, I'm the one to ask question here ;)

No, the first time I came across lateral puzzles was here, when morgaine started this :)

Was it a song? (as opposed to music played by instrument only)

Is he the one who sponsors the musician/singer? (depending on my previous question)

My question I asked was about what kind of studio did you mean? There was a song on the radio. He did not sponsor anyone.

A non-bood relative: His wife? An in-law?

Did he mean to kill the person? Was it an accident?

Ok, so...

Was it a radio studio?
Was it a studio where artists make their album?
Was there a case of cheating involved? (relationship cheating)

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Originally Posted by Just Looking

A non-bood relative: His wife? An in-law?

Did he mean to kill the person? Was it an accident?

It was his wife, he meant to kill her.

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Ok, so...

Was it a radio studio?
Was it a studio where artists make their album?
Was there a case of cheating involved? (relationship cheating)

You guys are so close I can feel it.

It was a radio studio.
It was not where the make albums.
The cheating part is irrelavent

Well, I have to think the wife didn't have anything to do with the song he heard - not the words, the singer, or the music, based on previous answers.

Did his wife work for the studio? The radio station?

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Originally Posted by Just Looking

Well, I have to think the wife didn't have anything to do with the song he heard - not the words, the singer, or the music, based on previous answers.

Did his wife work for the studio? The radio station?

The words of the song had nothing to do with it.

His wife did not work there. If she did it is irrelavent.

Yes, lets call it a radio station instead.

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Lol, I'm the one to ask question here ;)

I keep giggling about this. You are so cute, Unky.

Did he know his wife was dead before he turned on the radio? Did the song that was playing somehow verify his wife was dead?

Is the motive of killing his wife relevant?

Does the singer know his wife?

Was the singer on radio at the radio station?

Was the man a reporter at the radio station?

Is this a good summary?

A man was driving to work, a radio station, and he turned on the radio. He heard something that made him worry, a song sang by a singer he knew (not personally) and figured he would get in trouble with the law because he killed his wife. He pulled over and shot himself.

Lol, it turned out a 'song sang by a singer' :p

Is the singer relevant in any way?

Did he know his wife was dead before he turned on the radio? Yes

Did the song that was playing somehow verify his wife was dead? No

Is the motive of killing his wife relevant? No

Does the singer know his wife? No

Was the singer on radio at the radio station? Confused, do you mean was the singer at the station?

Was the man a reporter at the radio station? No

Is this a good summary?

A man was driving to work, a radio station, and he turned on the radio. He heard something that made him worry, a song sang by a singer he knew (not personally) and figured he would get in trouble with the law because he killed his wife. He pulled over and shot himself.

Lol, it turned out a 'song sang by a singer'

Is the singer relevant in any way?

The singer or the song playing is not relavent. Pretty good summary. I will try one myself and see if it helps. I will even add a part in for you.

A man is returning to the radio station at which he works after killing his wife. He turns on the radio and then pulls over and kills himself in fear of being arrested.

Did he have reason to believe the police were at the radio station because of the song he heard?

Yes, I was asking whether the singer he was listening to was at the station he works at.

Is his job status (director/manager/speaker/etc) at the station relevant?
Was his radio tuned on the radio station he works at?

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Originally Posted by Just Looking

Did he have reason to believe the police were at the radio station because of the song he heard?

No

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Yes, I was asking whether the singer he was listening to was at the station he works at.

Is his job status (director/manager/speaker/etc) at the station relevant?
Was his radio tuned on the radio station he works at?

Sorry Unky, I must have misunderstood you.

The song on the radio was being played from his radio station.

I would say his job title is relavent.

Was he the current owner of the station?

Was he going for a shift at the station?

Did anyone besides him know that he killed his wife?

Was the song interrupted?

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Originally Posted by Unknown008

Was he the current owner of the station? No

Was he going for a shift at the station? He was returning as I had said before.(that hint I gave)

Did anyone besides him know that he killed his wife? No

Was the song interrupted? In a way, yes.

I think you can about get it from here.

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Originally Posted by adam_89

I think you can about get it from here.

I think I'm more confused now than before. :p

Okay, he's a DJ. He snuck out during his shift to kill his wife, thinking he'd have an alibi. As he was returning, the songs he had set to play stopped and he wasn't there to fix the problem. Ruined his alibi, and now he knows he'll be suspected in her death.

Are you a genius J-Lo? I figured you guys would get it soon but not that soon. You were confused for one second then you solve it the next. Impressive. You got every single detail there. The one thing is that he made a pre-recorded tape to play and it started to skip when he was listening to it so he knew he couldn't fix it and would be a suspect. I like yours better, like it just stopped. Anyway, good job.

I go read other threads some minutes and the problem gets solved, good ol JLo :)