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OK, Adam wants more puzzles. :D
OK, first one is not really the yes/no question type. It is a lateral thinking puzzle, but more of a riddle and you just need to try to think of the scenario. There may be more than one logical explanation, but you have to guess the right one.
A woman has incontrovertible proof in court that her husband was murdered by her sister. The judge declares, "This is the strangest case I've ever seen. Though it's a cut-and-dried case, this woman cannot be punished."
Oops, I didn't mean to name this the same as the other thread and confuse people. I just noticed that. And now I can't change it. Sorry 'bout that.
I'll change it if you give me the title you want.
Doh, I don't know. Not too useful, am I? I guess it's not important - all these threads are starting to look alike anyway. LOL.
Would "some more" instead of "new" be less confusing?
Or how about add Part 2.
So is this just figuring out why it was a shut and close case and why the woman can't be punished even though all the proof is there?
Right. You can ask questions if you like, but I suspect the answers to most would be no. You mostly have to figure out why the woman can't be punished. There's one really obviously simple reason, but that isn't it cause it IS about thinking outside the box. (And I got it totally wrong myself.)
LOL J - that'll certainly get their attention.
Hmm... I suck at these. Unless I can ask questions, I suck.
You can ask questions if you like. I'm just not sure that's the best way to go. Really, on any of these, if you can think up what the situation is, you don't have to ask questions. It's just that usually you really have to because it's so obscure - I mean, like there's just no information to go on. This one you have all the information you need - it's just a matter of thinking of it.
However, I can dig up something else if you like.
OK, here's a different one. This one actually can be solved without further information if you happen to think of it, but you can also easily ask questions for this one as well. (This is one of the "classics" so no big surprise if someone's heard it.)
A man is lying dead, face down in the desert. He's wearing a backpack.
What happened?
You can still try to ask questions on the other one if you like and see what happens. Or someone else may be able to solve it. Maybe redhead would like it since she likes to just cut to the chase. :)
Skydiving accident? I will think more on the first one now.Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
The woman had no fingernails?
You really got that that quick? Perhaps that's just not something that occurs to me cause I don't think about flying or skydiving. Just depends on our mindset.Quote:
Originally Posted by adam_89
But you also see they can sometimes be answered without questions. :)
I need a harder one.
Her fingernails are irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by adam_89
(I'm trying to figure out why she can't be punished just cause of having no fingernails.)
I heard once a person with no fingernails couldn't be prosecuted. I thought it was worth a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
I have to wonder where you heard that. The answer is completely legitimate, and not based on some obscure, weird law. However, it is unusual.
If you would like to have the answer, I can give it. Or you can continue to ponder it. If you want to continue pondering, I can also do another puzzle in the meantime.
We seem to be on at way different times of the day huh? Anyway, I don't think I will get this one, so if you would like you can post the answer and a new one or whatever you would like to do.
My first guess was that the sister had passed away during the trial. But usually the first thing I think of is too easy and never it. It's cause they were siamese twins.
OK new one, which will probably require the questions. But it seems I said that last time.
A man is lying dead, face down in the desert. There's a match near his outstretched hand.
And no it's not the same guy. :D
Oh, yes -- I'm not exactly a morning person! Though we have been on at the same time before.
So this is a one for questions? Good. The times we were on at the same time were lucky. I tried finding your schedule so I could be here when you were. All right, I am going to do some thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by morgaine300
Was the match already burned?
Was his death an accident?
Was he killed?
Was he lighting a cigarette and a guy fell out of an airplane and the guy who fell out of the airplane didn't get his parachute open and land on the guy with the match?
Sorry for the last one.
You were trying to find my schedule? That cracked me up. We aren't that far off time zones, but you seem to be around in the mornings, I work more like a second shift and don't do mornings. I may be on here afternoons for a short time, but usually it's late into the evening, or very late after midnight, cause as everyone knows, I'm a vampire. (I wasn't on at all yesterday - very hectic day.)
No.Quote:
Was the match already burned?
No.Quote:
Was his death an accident?
I assume you mean by someone else. No.Quote:
Was he killed?
ROTFL! But that is rather creative.Quote:
Was he lighting a cigarette and a guy fell out of an airplane and the guy who fell out of the airplane didn't get his parachute open and land on the guy with the match?
Arg! Another thread which goes unnoticed by me!
Was the guy stung by a scorpion at night before he could get light and dropped the match? He tried to find the match, but the poison took over his body just before he got the match...
Did the man smoke?
Did the man have a kerosene lamp? Candle?
Did the man have something to rub the match to light it up?
Yea, I was trying to find your time zone and what times you were on at. I about figured it out. Anyway,
Did the guy commit suicide?
Did he pour a flammable liquid on himself?
Did he die from the fumes if so?
Wondered if you were just busy with homework again. Are you on the ff skin - you said there was some problem finding threads.Quote:
Arg! Another thread which goes unnoticed by me!
Interesting. No.Quote:
Was the guy stung by a scorpion at night before he could get light and dropped the match? He tried to find the match, but the poison took over his body just before he got the match...
Irrelevant.Quote:
Did the man smoke?
No.Quote:
Did the man have a kerosene lamp? Candle?
Irrelevant.Quote:
Did the man have something to rub the match to light it up?
Sort of.Quote:
Did the guy commit suicide?
No.Quote:
Did he pour a flammable liquid on himself?
No.Quote:
Did he die from the fumes if so?
I've been avoiding these because they make my head spin, but I'll give it a go. :o
Does the match have anything to do with his death?
Did he die of natural causes? (ETA - just saw the "sorta" suicide)
There is no mention of a vehicle. Is there a car? Did someone drop him off and drive away? Did he walk or run into the desert?
You're confused. That's just the alcohol.Quote:
I've been avoiding these because they make my head spin, but I'll give it a go. :o
Yes it's relevant.Quote:
Does the match have anything to do with his death?
No.Quote:
Did he die of natural causes? (ETA - just saw the "sorta" suicide)
No.Quote:
Is there a car?
No.Quote:
Did someone drop him off and drive away?
No.Quote:
Did he walk or run into the desert?
For anyone just joining, we're doing the question in post #19. I'll try to re-post it every time a new page pops up. (Since it's not in my original thread that's on every page.)
Ha - I wish it were the alcohol, but they frown on that at work. Go figure. :rolleyes:
Has the match been struck?
Did he fall from the sky? Such as from an airplane? Helicopter?
Did he arrive via water? For example, a flash flood?
These rude people we work for, expecting you to actually work and behave yourself, and all at the same time. I tell you...Quote:
Ha - I wish it were the alcohol, but they frown on that at work. Go figure. :rolleyes:
No.Quote:
Has the match been struck?
Yes.Quote:
Did he fall from the sky?
No.Quote:
Such as from an airplane?
No.Quote:
Helicopter?
No.Quote:
Did he arrive via water? For example, a flash flood?
A man is lying dead, face down in the desert. There's a match near his outstretched hand.
Ha. It just struck me. There's a Ngaio Marsh book called A Man Lay Dead.
From a balloon?
Which he tried to light the thingamajig to make the balloon rise but failed to do so and fell down :p
They gave up on me behaving myself a long time ago, so they're fine as long as I don't drink. :cool:
I like Unky's suggestion - a hot-air balloon?
Fell off a witch's broom? (hah - I'm almost a poet.)
A glider?
A large bird? (What? It could happen. Be right back - have to freshen my drink.)
Wait - maybe it's Santa. A sleigh?
A UFO?
(PS - I just read a good one for the AMHD board. What two things in the air can make a girl pregnant?)
Santa and the bird brings the baby? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Looking
Well, that's not the answer I'm thinking of - it will make you blush. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown008
PS - it doesn't have to be 2 things off my list above.
(Am I going to be in trouble for hijacking this thread?)
Still at a lost... a balloon with its 'driver' :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Just Looking
Yes.Quote:
From a balloon?
Too easy.Quote:
which he tried to light the thingamajig to make the balloon rise but failed to do so and fell down :p
No, and no you're not.Quote:
Fell off a witch's broom? (hah - I'm almost a poet.)
No.Quote:
A glider?
Sure it could happen. I've seen it in cartoons. But I'll have what you're having.Quote:
A large bird? (What? It could happen. Be right back - have to freshen my drink.)
Wrong time of year.Quote:
Wait - maybe it's Santa. A sleigh?
It was until Unky identified it.Quote:
A UFO?
Not if you give me some of what you're drinking.Quote:
(Am I going to be in trouble for hijacking this thread?)
Unky, it was totally unrelated to Morgaine's question. I will put the hidden answer here. I'm a little embarrassed now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown008
Her legs.
We should get back to Morgaine's puzzle. Why would he have a match that wasn't struck?
Was he planning to strike the match but something happened to stop him?
Was the match being used for some other reason than a match is normally used and that's why it wasn't lit?
Is it relevant that his arm was stretched out?
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?
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