| Author | Message | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 251 Registered: 8-2009 |
If the window had been closed, many more would have died. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2032 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is this a real event? Fictional? FYOI? Are all the dead H? A? both sexes? any children? Were they victims of terrorists? war? disaster? murder? Is the window in a house? a public building? an office or workplace? a hospital? some form of transport? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 254 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is this a real event? This Fictional? FYOI? Are all the dead H? Yes A? No both sexes? Yes any children? Unfortunately, yes Were they victims of terrorists? war? disaster? This is closest, but it's a yope murder? Is the window in a house? a public building? an office or workplace? this is closest a hospital? some form of transport? | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 54 Registered: 8-2009 |
What was 'good' about the window: -they could escape from it? -it allowed in air? -they were helped through the window? -something else? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 258 Registered: 8-2009 |
What was 'good' about the window: -they could escape from it? No -it allowed in air? Yope -they were helped through the window? No -something else? Yes | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 56 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was it an accident? Was the bad thing caused by a human? By nature? Was something changed about the building? Doors couldn't open? Something broke? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 265 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was it an accident? Not entirely sure what "it" is, so don't want to cause FA's, but this is worth exploring Was the bad thing caused by a human? Yope By nature? Yes Was something changed about the building? Doors couldn't open? Something broke? None of these | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3979 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did this happen in a school? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 266 Registered: 8-2009 |
Did this happen in a school? No. | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was the bad thing a storm of some kind? A hurricane? If the windows had been closed, would they have directly killed more people(shattered glass)? | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 4 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was the bad thing a fire? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2036 Registered: 1-2007 |
Could the event be considered an act of God? was it caused by human error? Was it intentional? Did something explode? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 770 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is there only one window relevant? Were they heard through the window? Relevant? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 280 Registered: 8-2009 |
Figure09: Was the bad thing a storm of some kind? A hurricane? If the windows had been closed, would they have directly killed more people(shattered glass)? sorry, no to all Was the bad thing a fire? No Peter365: Could the event be considered an act of God? I assume you mean the "bad thing" - Yope was it caused by human error? No Was it intentional? No Did something explode? No Alhucema: Is there only one window relevant? Yes Were they heard through the window? FA Relevant? only to resolve the FA | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 5 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is this window an actual physical glass window? Or does it refer to something else? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 282 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is this window an actual physical glass window? Yes Or does it refer to something else? No | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 6 Registered: 8-2009 |
Were there any other windows in the room? Did this happen in a room at all? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 283 Registered: 8-2009 |
Were there any other windows in the room? Irrel Did this happen in a room at all? Yes | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2009 |
Were all the people in the room children? Am I being annoying for asking so many questions? :P | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 284 Registered: 8-2009 |
Were all the people in the room children? big FA here Am I being annoying for asking so many questions? :P absolutely not, please keep 'em coming. I think this'll prove to be an interesting one... | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 8 Registered: 8-2009 |
Oh! Are the dead outside? Did the ones who survived move inside the building with the open window? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 285 Registered: 8-2009 |
Oh! Are the dead outside? yes, but beware further FA's Did the ones who survived move inside the building with the open window? No | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 9 Registered: 8-2009 |
Location relevant? Century/decade relevant? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 286 Registered: 8-2009 |
Location relevant? Yes Century/decade relevant? yes | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 10 Registered: 8-2009 |
I'm new here, how do I ask for countries or centuries? :P | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 287 Registered: 8-2009 |
REVISION!!! Oh, dear, I appear to have left out a fairly important answer (I'll tell you later why that was, it was an unfortunate oversight). But it comes at a good time, I think. here is my revised response to Peter365: Is the window in a house? a public building? an office or workplace? this is closest a hospital? this also some form of transport? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 288 Registered: 8-2009 |
Figure09: I'm new here, how do I ask for countries or centuries? :P I'm not so sure myself, I think there is a protocol for it, but I can't find it rigth now - I usually break it down by increments of 25 or 50 years | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 11 Registered: 8-2009 |
I think it's something like: Insert LTPF list of countries, LTPF list of centuries. | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 289 Registered: 8-2009 |
Insert LTPF list of countries England LTPF list of centuries 20th | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 12 Registered: 8-2009 |
Did this happen during some war-time? WW1? WW2? Between the two wars? After 1945? Were all the casualties children? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 291 Registered: 8-2009 |
Did this happen during some war-time? WW1? WW2? Between the two wars? this After 1945? Were all the casualties children? no | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 13 Registered: 8-2009 |
Is how the people died relevant, and will it help? Was it some disease? How many people died? 5? 10? 20? 50? 100? over 1000? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2040 Registered: 1-2007 |
How many people died in this incident less than 10? 50? 100? 1000? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 292 Registered: 8-2009 |
Figure09: Is how the people died relevant, and will it help? Yes Was it some disease? Yes How many people died? 5? 10? 20? 50? 100? over 1000? This | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 14 Registered: 8-2009 |
Hm.. This is making me really curious. Some contagious disease? What was good about the window: - it allowed people inside the room? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 293 Registered: 8-2009 |
Some contagious disease? yes What was good about the window: - it allowed people inside the room? no | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 16 Registered: 8-2009 |
What was good about the window: - did it let people have access to medication? Was the window in a pharmacy? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 294 Registered: 8-2009 |
What was good about the window: - did it let people have access to medication? in an incredibly indirect, lateral way, yes Was the window in a pharmacy? no | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 17 Registered: 8-2009 |
ok thats it for now, I'll be back with 100 questions later. Have a good one! | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 295 Registered: 8-2009 |
ok thats it for now, I'll be back with 100 questions later. Have a good one! Ha, okay cool, you too. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 777 Registered: 11-2008 |
Spanish flu? Was the window somehow related to the invention of penicilin? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 306 Registered: 8-2009 |
Spanish flu? Possibly Was the window somehow related to the invention of penicilin? Yes | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 18 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was the room a laboratory? Did the window allow the fungus inside the room that ultimately was discovered by Fleming? | ||
| Dropofahat (Dropofahat)
New member Username: Dropofahat Post Number: 308 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was the room a laboratory? Yes Did the window allow the fungus inside the room that ultimately was discovered by Fleming? Yes ************************SPOILER******************* In the hot summer of 1928, Fleming left for a two-week vacation and didn't close his laboratory window. He also left a stack of culture plates, some of which were smeared with staphylococcus bacteria. While he was gone, a spore containing a rare strain of a fungus mold called penicillium drifted into his lab from another lab in the same building. By chance, it settled onto the messy culture plate. And we know what happened when he returned... (Of course, "Many more would have died" refers to the fact that Fleming's discovery would have at the very least been delayed or maybe even discovered much later by someone else, likely causing more people to die from the various bacterial diseases that penicillin treats...) I had a feeling it was only a matter of time before someone spotted the "famous event" depicted here. Hope you guys enjoyed this one - Figure09, you paid your dues with this one, so I'm glad it was you who dealt the final blow. (Lot of good questions from others of course, including Alhucema, who threw the fastball to Figure09.) I learned long after posting this that someone else did a Fleming-related puzzle not long ago. Go figure. | ||
| Figure09 (Figure09)
New member Username: Figure09 Post Number: 19 Registered: 8-2009 |
Thanks, this is my 1st puzzle here, so I'm really glad I solved it in the end. Nice puzzle. |
