Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #21

    Oct 8, 2010, 01:33 AM

    Does that happen on a beach perhaps? No. LOL.
    In the woods? No.

    Are the two people the parents of the girl? Yes.
    If so, do they have some role with associated with the stick? Yes, indirectly. (Don't really like the word "role." They were involved.)

    Was the girl pretending that the stick was broken? No, she really thought it was.
    Unknown008's Avatar
    Unknown008 Posts: 8,076, Reputation: 723
    Uber Member
     
    #22

    Oct 8, 2010, 01:40 AM

    Is this stick a simple branch? (I expect a no, but to avoid making assumptions)

    Is this stick man made?

    Does it have joints that allow the stick to bend?

    Can the stick be 'separated' into two parts? (like mounting and un-mounting)

    Is the stick usually used as a walking stick/cane?

    Does that happen in a gym?
    - Somewhere where sports is involved?
    - Somewhere where leisure activities are involved?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #23

    Oct 8, 2010, 02:10 AM

    Is this stick a simple branch? No.

    Is this stick man made? Yes.

    Does it have joints that allow the stick to bend? No.

    Can the stick be 'separated' into two parts? No.

    Is the stick usually used as a walking stick/cane? No.

    Does that happen in a gym? No.
    - Somewhere where sports is involved? No.
    - Somewhere where leisure activities are involved? Yes, for some people
    Unknown008's Avatar
    Unknown008 Posts: 8,076, Reputation: 723
    Uber Member
     
    #24

    Oct 8, 2010, 02:20 AM

    Did it happen at a swimming pool?

    Does the stick has any particular relevant 'extra'?
    - Like a net?
    - A hook?
    - A thread?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #25

    Oct 8, 2010, 02:31 AM

    Did it happen at a swimming pool? No.

    Does the stick has any particular relevant 'extra'? Don't know what you mean by 'extra.' If you mean like another part to it, or a "partner" with it, no.
    - Like a net?
    - A hook?
    - A thread? None of these.
    Unknown008's Avatar
    Unknown008 Posts: 8,076, Reputation: 723
    Uber Member
     
    #26

    Oct 8, 2010, 02:36 AM

    I'll be back later, I have to think more about it... I'm out of ideas right now. :(
    Synnen's Avatar
    Synnen Posts: 7,927, Reputation: 2443
    Expert
     
    #27

    Oct 8, 2010, 05:43 AM

    Okay, I'm reading your answers, and maybe my original assumption that I knew was wrong. In white, so I don't spoil it, but your answers counter what I was thinking.

    Was she flying a kite and the string broke?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #28

    Oct 8, 2010, 12:43 PM

    Haha - interesting. But totally off. :p I can see why my answers don't mesh. Honestly, I thought you probably had the right idea, but not the whole "story" that goes with it. But nope.
    Unknown008's Avatar
    Unknown008 Posts: 8,076, Reputation: 723
    Uber Member
     
    #29

    Oct 8, 2010, 12:52 PM

    Is the place open? (no roof, as opposed to a closed building)

    Were the parents looking after the girl properly?

    Did an accident happen?
    - Was someone injured?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #30

    Oct 8, 2010, 01:30 PM

    Is the place open? (no roof, as opposed to a closed building). It can be, but typically no.


    Were the parents looking after the girl properly? Yes.

    Did an accident happen? No.
    - Was someone injured? No.
    QLP's Avatar
    QLP Posts: 980, Reputation: 656
    Senior Member
     
    #31

    Oct 8, 2010, 01:51 PM

    Was the stick physically broken even though it appeared not to be?
    Was the stick functionally broken? i.e. didn't do something it was supposed to be able to do.
    Was the little girl sad the stick was broken?
    Or relieved?
    Or glad?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #32

    Oct 8, 2010, 05:04 PM

    Was the stick physically broken even though it appeared not to be? No.
    Was the stick functionally broken? i.e. didn't do something it was supposed to be able to do. No.
    Was the little girl sad the stick was broken? Yes.
    Or relieved? No.
    Or glad? No.

    Good question about her mood. (Never occurred to me you wouldn't know - but, how could you?)
    QLP's Avatar
    QLP Posts: 980, Reputation: 656
    Senior Member
     
    #33

    Oct 8, 2010, 06:59 PM

    Was anything other than the stick broken?
    Did the appearance of the stick change in any way after it was given to the little girl?
    Did the smiling man say anything to the girl when he handed her the stick?
    Was the stick some kind of musical instrument?
    Did the girl think the stick was broken because she didn't know how to use it?
    Was the girl being presented with the stick in some kind of ceremony?
    Was the man a teacher?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #34

    Oct 8, 2010, 07:23 PM

    Was anything other than the stick broken? No.

    Did the appearance of the stick change in any way after it was given to the little girl? No.

    Did the smiling man say anything to the girl when he handed her the stick? I would assume so.

    Was the stick some kind of musical instrument? No.

    Did the girl think the stick was broken because she didn't know how to use it? Something like that.

    Was the girl being presented with the stick in some kind of ceremony? No.

    Was the man a teacher? No.
    QLP's Avatar
    QLP Posts: 980, Reputation: 656
    Senior Member
     
    #35

    Oct 8, 2010, 07:34 PM

    Could the stick only be used properly by certain people?
    Was the smiling man special in some way?
    Was being given the stick some kind of test?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #36

    Oct 8, 2010, 08:25 PM

    Could the stick only be used properly by certain people? Properly, yes.

    Was the smiling man special in some way? What do you mean by this?

    Was being given the stick some kind of test? No.
    QLP's Avatar
    QLP Posts: 980, Reputation: 656
    Senior Member
     
    #37

    Oct 9, 2010, 04:24 AM

    Was the little girl holding the stick incorrectly?
    Does the gender of the person holding the stick matter?
    Does the size of the person holding the stick matter?
    Is the stick made of ONLY wood?
    Are there any significant markings on the stick?
    Is the stick hollow?
    Are there any holes in the stick?
    Is the stick symmetrical in cross-section?
    Was the man a magician?
    Were the parents disappointed by the girls reaction?
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #38

    Oct 9, 2010, 03:31 PM

    Sorry - Saturdays are bad days.

    Was the little girl holding the stick incorrectly? No.

    Does the gender of the person holding the stick matter? No.

    Does the size of the person holding the stick matter? No.

    Is the stick made of ONLY wood? Yes.

    (It's possible a tiny bit is something else, but it's not terribly relevant.)

    Are there any significant markings on the stick? No.

    Is the stick hollow? No.

    Are there any holes in the stick? No.

    Is the stick symmetrical in cross-section? In a cross-section, yes.

    Was the man a magician? No. (I wondered when someone would ask that.)

    Were the parents disappointed by the girls reaction? I'd imagine probably yes.
    morgaine300's Avatar
    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
    Uber Member
     
    #39

    Oct 9, 2010, 03:34 PM

    Is the stick symmetrical in cross-section? In a cross-section, yes.
    Oops, depends on which way you do the cross-section. The easy way is symmetrical. The difficult way is not, which is why I didn't think of it.
    Synnen's Avatar
    Synnen Posts: 7,927, Reputation: 2443
    Expert
     
    #40

    Oct 10, 2010, 01:32 AM

    Going off my favorite joke... is the stick a boomerang?

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

And yet another lateral thinking puzzle [ 72 Answers ]

Deep in the forest was found the body of a man who was wearing only swimming trunks, snorkel and facemask. The nearest lake was 8 miles away and the sea was 100 miles away. How had he died? I'm new at this, so we'll see how it goes. I think it is a lot easier than Morgaine's train puzzle :)

Lateral Thinking Puzzle [ 850 Answers ]

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.

How about some MORE lateral thinking puzzles! [ 213 Answers ]

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...

New Lateral Thinking Puzzle [ 69 Answers ]

I decided to start a new thread cause ones that get really, really long start making me nutso after a while. This one shouldn't be as difficult as the albatross one was. (But I didn't say it was easy.) I flipped the tent flap open and surveyed the scene. On the floor, in the center of the...

Lateral Thinking Puzzle (Restaurant) [ 174 Answers ]

I brought this idea up on a different thread and a few said they were game, but anyone who cares to participate can. (Since this is games, is it OK to post it here, or should this move to the lounge or something?) The idea is that a scenario is given with very little detail, just a little...


View more questions Search