Bar Riddle

Gangrell · 02-19-2004, 01:00 AM

I was browsing through the web and came across this, see if you all can solve it (shouldn't be too hard).

One day two men walked into the bar. Both men were exactly alike, a clone you could say. They both sat down for the bartender to fix them a drink. The first man sat down, waited on the bartender to fix his drink. When it was given to him he drunk it very fast, left, and had a happy life. The next man sat down, and waited on the bartender to fix his drink. When the drink was given to him he drunk it very slowly, and died right there on the spot. Why did the first man live but the second man die?

Paladin2000 · 02-19-2004, 01:10 AM

The bartender gave the second man poisoned drink?

Downunda · 02-19-2004, 01:19 AM

nope, they both got the same drink

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 02-19-2004, 01:47 AM

The bar caught on fire, or something similar?

sageridder · 02-19-2004, 01:54 AM

The first man took the olive out of the martini before drinking it?

Kakero · 02-19-2004, 02:07 AM

The bartender gave them urine?

Lord · 02-19-2004, 02:47 AM

They were very old. Since they're exactly alike, they would die at the same time. The first guy got his drink first. The second guy had to wait a little longer, so he died of old age. The first guy probably died too, but since he got his drink, he got to live his happy lfe [img]tongue.gif[/img] .

slicer15 · 02-19-2004, 08:46 AM

It's because the poison took time to dissolve, so the man who drank it straight away didn't get any of it, while the slow drinker gave it time to dissolve, so he actually got caught by the poison... [img]smile.gif[/img]

EDIT: Darn spelling...

[ 02-19-2004, 08:46 AM: Message edited by: slicer15 ]

Paladin2000 · 02-19-2004, 09:02 AM

Can we have the correct answer now?

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 02-19-2004, 09:19 AM

Stop being fixated on the poison; you're limiting yourselves. I think something happened to or in the actual bar.
We were told the drinks were identical.
The fact that the one who died lingered obviously has some importance. I'm inclined to think there was a fire, or perhaps someone robbed the bar and shot the second one.
Could it be poison? Sure.
But that seemes too far-fetched for a riddle like this.

And urine isn't toxic, Kakero. Even if it was, they both got it. So that rules that out, hm?

02-19-2004, 01:10 AM	#2
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02-19-2004, 01:19 AM	#3
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	nope, they both got the same drink __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

02-19-2004, 01:47 AM	#4
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	The bar caught on fire, or something similar? __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

02-19-2004, 01:54 AM	#5
sageridder Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 28, 2001 Location: rensselaer,n.y. u.s.a Age: 56 Posts: 677	The first man took the olive out of the martini before drinking it? __________________ Trust is indeed a shiny jewel,set in the stone of friendship.And much like any other stone can be use to crush the skulls of those unsuspecting.To clear the path for me to claim my rightful place as master of all I survey. Play games win prizes completely free. http://teet.net/af/bd395b7216 So far I've won an 8gb ipod nano and an acer inspire netbook

02-19-2004, 02:47 AM	#7
Lord Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: June 3, 2003 Location: New York Age: 39 Posts: 3,302	They were very old. Since they're exactly alike, they would die at the same time. The first guy got his drink first. The second guy had to wait a little longer, so he died of old age. The first guy probably died too, but since he got his drink, he got to live his happy lfe [img]tongue.gif[/img] . __________________ "You're a thief and a liar." "No, I only lied about being a thief."

02-19-2004, 01:00 AM	#1
Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 36 Posts: 4,835	I was browsing through the web and came across this, see if you all can solve it (shouldn't be too hard). One day two men walked into the bar. Both men were exactly alike, a clone you could say. They both sat down for the bartender to fix them a drink. The first man sat down, waited on the bartender to fix his drink. When it was given to him he drunk it very fast, left, and had a happy life. The next man sat down, and waited on the bartender to fix his drink. When the drink was given to him he drunk it very slowly, and died right there on the spot. Why did the first man live but the second man die?

02-19-2004, 02:07 AM	#6
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	The bartender gave them urine?

02-19-2004, 08:46 AM	#8
slicer15 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 12, 2002 Location: Banstead, Southeast England Age: 37 Posts: 1,162	It's because the poison took time to dissolve, so the man who drank it straight away didn't get any of it, while the slow drinker gave it time to dissolve, so he actually got caught by the poison... [img]smile.gif[/img] EDIT: Darn spelling... [ 02-19-2004, 08:46 AM: Message edited by: slicer15 ]

02-19-2004, 09:02 AM	#9
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 52 Posts: 1,728	Can we have the correct answer now? __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

02-19-2004, 09:19 AM	#10
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	Stop being fixated on the poison; you're limiting yourselves. I think something happened to or in the actual bar. We were told the drinks were identical. The fact that the one who died lingered obviously has some importance. I'm inclined to think there was a fire, or perhaps someone robbed the bar and shot the second one. Could it be poison? Sure. But that seemes too far-fetched for a riddle like this. And urine isn't toxic, Kakero. Even if it was, they both got it. So that rules that out, hm? __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

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