Thinking Outside the Box - Page 3

Donut · 05-10-2004, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar:
I have one. You may ask questions to get more details, but they must be answerable with either an answer of yes, no, or irrelevant. Ready? Here we go.

A woman was writing a letter in her cabin when she died. What happened to her?

Did the ship hit an iceberg??

Donut · 05-12-2004, 06:53 AM

Okay - I'm guessing she was on the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and was writing a goodbye letter before she died.

John leaves home and is immediately confronted by a man in a black mask who bars his path.

1) Where was John going
2) How doe the masked man make a living?

theGrimm · 05-12-2004, 08:14 AM

Regarding the paper aeroplane: as far as I can see, there were also no instruction as to where the plane had to fly from, ergo, it could have been thrown from directly behind the line, where it would have crossed over a few times.

We could argue for hours about whether a ball of paper is a squashed-up paper areoplane or "just" a ball of paper.

@Illumina: Is your statement sufficient to reason a solution, or is educated guesswork required? Do we need to ask questions?

I can't see that its related to a ship sinking...she would not have died while writing the letter, but rather some time later.

Kakero · 05-12-2004, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Illumina Drathiran'ar:

A woman was writing a letter in her cabin when she died. What happened to her?

The woman who is writing the letter is not the one who died. the one who died is someone else.

theGrimm · 05-12-2004, 08:37 AM

While the phrasing of the sentence seems to imply that the woman writing the letter also died (otherwise, we wouldn't know whether the question "What happened to her?" refers to the woman who died or the woman writing the letter).

But, to clear up confusion:

"Is the woman who wrote the same as the woman who died?"

Donut · 05-12-2004, 09:58 AM

SHE WAS IN A CABIN ON A SHIP AND IT SANK!!!!!

Time to move on here!

Donut · 05-12-2004, 10:08 AM

OR She was in the cabin of a plane as it was crashing!

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 05-12-2004, 12:29 PM

Forgive my recent absence... I started answering questions when I realized that Donut almost nailed it, but he was right enough to get The Correct Answer.

She was a skywriter, writing a letter in a cabin of a plane. It crashed.

Donut · 05-13-2004, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Donut:

John leaves home and is immediately confronted by a man in a black mask who bars his path.

1) Where was John going
2) How does the masked man make a living?

Anyone?

Bungleau · 05-13-2004, 02:03 PM

John was going to first base.

The masked man is either an umpire or a catcher.

Here's another one:

You are in a three-story building. In the attic are three simple lights -- normal incandescent bulbs in simple fixtures on the ceiling. Because of poor design, the switches for these three lights are in the basement. Because of poorer design, you don't know which switch is for which light. At least the switches are normal -- regular on/off switches, nothing fancy.

Can you, in making just one trip between the basement and the attic, determine which light switch goes to which light for all three switches?

05-12-2004, 06:53 AM	#22
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	Okay - I'm guessing she was on the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and was writing a goodbye letter before she died. John leaves home and is immediately confronted by a man in a black mask who bars his path. 1) Where was John going 2) How doe the masked man make a living? __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

05-12-2004, 09:58 AM	#26
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	SHE WAS IN A CABIN ON A SHIP AND IT SANK!!!!! Time to move on here! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

05-12-2004, 10:08 AM	#27
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	OR She was in the cabin of a plane as it was crashing! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

05-12-2004, 12:29 PM	#28
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	Forgive my recent absence... I started answering questions when I realized that Donut almost nailed it, but he was right enough to get The Correct Answer. She was a skywriter, writing a letter in a cabin of a plane. It crashed. __________________ 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.

05-13-2004, 02:03 PM	#30
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	John was going to first base. The masked man is either an umpire or a catcher. Here's another one: You are in a three-story building. In the attic are three simple lights -- normal incandescent bulbs in simple fixtures on the ceiling. Because of poor design, the switches for these three lights are in the basement. Because of poorer design, you don't know which switch is for which light. At least the switches are normal -- regular on/off switches, nothing fancy. Can you, in making just one trip between the basement and the attic, determine which light switch goes to which light for all three switches? __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

05-12-2004, 08:14 AM	#23
theGrimm Manshoon Join Date: January 19, 2004 Location: South Africa Age: 44 Posts: 162	Regarding the paper aeroplane: as far as I can see, there were also no instruction as to where the plane had to fly from, ergo, it could have been thrown from directly behind the line, where it would have crossed over a few times. We could argue for hours about whether a ball of paper is a squashed-up paper areoplane or "just" a ball of paper. @Illumina: Is your statement sufficient to reason a solution, or is educated guesswork required? Do we need to ask questions? I can't see that its related to a ship sinking...she would not have died while writing the letter, but rather some time later.

05-12-2004, 08:37 AM	#25
theGrimm Manshoon Join Date: January 19, 2004 Location: South Africa Age: 44 Posts: 162	While the phrasing of the sentence seems to imply that the woman writing the letter also died (otherwise, we wouldn't know whether the question "What happened to her?" refers to the woman who died or the woman writing the letter). But, to clear up confusion: "Is the woman who wrote the same as the woman who died?"

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