A man is moving towards the centre of a field. When he gets there, he will die.

What's going on?


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Is this a physical, tangible field, with grass or the like?

Is he walking towards this center?

Yes. But what's in the field is irrelevant.

No.

I pm'ed you my answer and even if it is not correct, it sure is the coolest ;)

Yes Zuvio, your answer was very...erm...interesting... :D

It seems I was fairly close.

Is this field on the ground?

Did you want me to remove this here question?

Is he inside some sort of conveyance?

[ 01-03-2005, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ]

Yes.

No. That's given it away.

No.

When you say "man", you mean a human male correct?

He does. Although that is fairly irrelevant.

Ooh, I think I got it.

PM sent.

Well if he is not walking towards the center of the field is he riding something?

No.

Can I tell 'em?

Dude, he made it pretty clear that he doesn't want the answer given away, even if that means that you don't get show off to everyone that you figured it out.

Dude, he made it pretty clear that he doesn't want the answer given away, even if that means that you don't get show off to everyone that you figured it out. </font>[/QUOTE]Now now, no need to have a baby. I didn't get most of the riddles that have been posted. Funny thing is that I got this one right away, so I'm surprised so few, if any are getting it.

Good for you. Now there's nothing left for you to say, so be on your way then.

I could send you a tissue, or some cheese to go with that whine! [img]smile.gif[/img]

It's just a stupid riddle! What are getting so upset about? Besides it's been 3 days! If we were sitting in Cloudy's cafe telling this, we'd all be dead by now!

[ 01-04-2005, 07:51 AM: Message edited by: Variol (Farseer) Elmwood ]

well, some of us take longer to start thinking in the right direction ;)

I'm clueless. He said my answer was close, although he could've just pretended to be nice :D

Well, still myanswer *is* correct... sorta... kinda.....

Okay, things seem to be getting a little tense. So, I'll post the answer if no-one has any objections.

no objections here, though I know the answer [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D

Well, one person is good enough for me! :D

So the answer is *drum roll please*:


The man has jumped from a plane and consequently when he hits the ground will be killed.

Quite a few of you got it. I won't post their names as there are quite a few of you and I wouldn't want to rub it in for those who didn't get it. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 01-04-2005, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: Blunderbuss ]

I still don't get it. Could you please use judicature terms?

But somehow I do understand that my thinking it was a singularity with infinite density and zero volume came close. He *would* die inside, although we would never be able to tell.

Will a visual representation do??? [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/3185/field0ke.gif

LOL!! Good one HT! But, I can't seem to grasp what exactly is the 'centre' of the field. Care to animate on that? WAAAAAHAHhahahahaha HAHHAHAHAhahahaaaaaaa......

Dont mind if I do [img]tongue.gif[/img]
http://img38.exs.cx/img38/9220/field25em.gif

But he doesn't actually fall in the center, although he falls across it after impact... :D

Hmmm, no Soccer for a while I guess...

Oh, and all you need to do in that situation (should it ever arise) is when you get 2 feet from the ground, you just jump from there! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 01-04-2005, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: Variol (Farseer) Elmwood ]

Hmmm, no Soccer for a while I guess...

Oh, and all you need to do in that situation (should it ever arise) is when you get 2 feet from the ground, you just jump from there! [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]I'll presume you mean, if you were still on the aeroplane. In which, let me confirm: you mean that we should wait on the aeroplane, hurtling at some ridiculous speed towards the ground. Then try to time it so you jump from the plane as it is two metres from the ground. And if, by some miracle, you survive that. How do you propose, you are to avoid the aircraft you just jumped from which is now falling alongside you before it hits the ground and explodes or, at least, sends shrapnel flying in every direction? I don't think you thought that through, did you. :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

It's a joke silly! We've been saying that since I was a child. It's not just for planes but high falls in general. When you're falling just wait 'til you're 2 feet from the ground, and jump from there! That way it won't hurt! Get the silliness in that? ;)

Fair enough... But I won't be jumping from any high heights to see if it actually works. :D

But what if you land at the far upper-eastern edge of a football-field. You would die, but it wouldn't be the center. Or is it just that it doesn't mean an actual field, but rather a circle of any size of which you are the center? If so, then naming it a 'field' confuses me.

<span style="color: lightblue">A field is any patch of land. ;)

It's a field and this paticular person falls to the centre.