| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3450 Registered: 12-2010 |
A man is found dead next to a vending machine. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2263 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the vending machine fall on him? Electrocute him? Directly cause his death in some other way? Relevant what the vending machine sells? Had the man bought something from it? Was he in the process of buying something when he died? Did he die next to the vending machine, or was he moved there after death? Did he die of an accident? Murder? Suicide? Natural causes? Disease? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3452 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the vending machine fall on him? no Electrocute him? no Directly cause his death in some other way? no Relevant what the vending machine sells? yes Had the man bought something from it? yes Was he in the process of buying something when he died? no Did he die next to the vending machine yes, or was he moved there after death? Did he die of an accident? Murder? Suicide? Natural causes? this Disease? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 5255 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did the machine sell sandwiches? Drinks? Snacks like chocolate bars? Non food items like toiletries? (things like toothpaste - sometimes found in a hotel) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3453 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the machine sell sandwiches? Drinks? this Snacks like chocolate bars? Non food items like toiletries? (things like toothpaste - sometimes found in a hotel) | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 5256 Registered: 12-2000 |
Did he have a reaction to the bad drink? Apoplexy at the price having gone up? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3454 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he have a reaction to the bad drink? no, FA Apoplexy at the price having gone up? no | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 870 Registered: 5-2008 |
The man had bought a drink from the machine? had he consumed any of it? Was the man approaching the vending machine when he died? moving away from it? intentionally near it? near it by chance? Did the man succumb to an injury? disease? disorder? disability? Was the man perfectly healthy the day before? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3455 Registered: 12-2010 |
The man had bought a drink from the machine? noish had he consumed any of it? so, no Was the man approaching the vending machine when he died? moving away from it? this intentionally near it? near it by chance? Did the man succumb to an injury? disease? disorder? disability? no to all, actually Was the man perfectly healthy the day before? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18284 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the machine functioning properly? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3456 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the machine functioning properly? yes | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 873 Registered: 5-2008 |
Does the vending machine sell something other than drinks? Do the drinks include water? juices? sodas? energy drinks? another relevant kind of drink? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3457 Registered: 12-2010 |
Does the vending machine sell something other than drinks? noish Do the drinks include water? juices? sodas? this is relevantg energy drinks? another relevant kind of drink? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 876 Registered: 5-2008 |
If the sodas were all made flat and the man did not know, would everything still happen the same? if they were replaced with coloured, sparkling water but kept in the same packaging? replaced with clear, still water? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3458 Registered: 12-2010 |
If the sodas were all made flat and the man did not know, would everything still happen the same? if they were replaced with coloured, sparkling water but kept in the same packaging? replaced with clear, still water? there's an FA here which makes it difficult to answer the questions - try a different approach in order to clear it up | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 878 Registered: 5-2008 |
Is the vending machine empty? stocked? with sodas? May we give the man a name? Is his job relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3459 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the vending machine empty? no stocked? yes with sodas? yesish May we give the man a name? sure, go ahead and pick one Is his job relevant? no | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 880 Registered: 5-2008 |
Can we call him Benedict? The machine is visibly stocked with soda bottles? cans? and nothing else of relevance? The soda containers however do not contain soda? just soda? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3460 Registered: 12-2010 |
Can we call him Benedict? sure The machine is visibly stocked with soda bottles? no, not visibly! cans? no and nothing else of relevance? exactly The soda containers however do not contain soda? not all of them... just soda? Good round of questions! | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 881 Registered: 5-2008 |
Relevant how many do not contain soda? Benedict approached a soda vending machine in which the drinks are not visible? relevant that they're not visible? He attempts to purchase a bottle of soda? Instead he gets something else? in a soda bottle? Does he open the bottle? consume from it? At the vending machine? As he moves away from it? Does he only relevantly visit the machine once? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3462 Registered: 12-2010 |
Relevant how many do not contain soda? no Benedict approached a soda vending machine in which the drinks are not visible? yes relevant that they're not visible? yes He attempts to purchase a bottle of soda? yes Instead he gets something else? yes in a soda bottle? yes Does he open the bottle? irrel consume from it? FA At the vending machine? n/a As he moves away from it? n/a Does he only relevantly visit the machine once? yes And a BLOOOOPER - he did indeed die of a disease. | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 883 Registered: 5-2008 |
Does he touch the bottle? Is the bottle empty? filled with a gas? liquid? solid? Does the bottle leak any of its contents? Is the outside surface of the bottle relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3463 Registered: 12-2010 |
Does he touch the bottle? yes Is the bottle empty? no filled with a gas? no liquid? no solid? yesish Does the bottle leak any of its contents? no Is the outside surface of the bottle relevant? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2264 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does the bottle contain a prize or similar? Is it a solid block of plastic with nothing inside? Was something hidden inside? Was the non-soda bottle placed there with malicious intent? Was the disease one that can be caught? Does it affect the heart? Lungs? Liver? Kidneys? Brain? Skin? Digestive system? Did he know what would be in the bottle before he bought it? After buying it but before dying? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3465 Registered: 12-2010 |
Does the bottle contain a prize or similar? yes Is it a solid block of plastic with nothing inside? no Was something hidden inside? no Was the non-soda bottle placed there with malicious intent? no Was the disease one that can be caught? no Does it affect the heart? possibly Lungs? possibly Liver? no Kidneys? no Brain? possibly Skin? no Digestive system? no Did he know what would be in the bottle before he bought it? no After buying it but before dying? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2267 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did it contain a toy? Money? A token? Did it also contain any soda? Did it contain anything other than the prize? Did the man get the disease from the soda he bought? From the prize? Did he have the disease before approaching the vending machine? Did the disease kill him with a specific 'event', such as a heart attack? stroke? aneurysm? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3466 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did it contain a toy? yes Money? A token? Did it also contain any soda? Did it contain anything other than the prize? no to rest Did the man get the disease from the soda he bought? no From the prize? no Did he have the disease before approaching the vending machine? yes Did the disease kill him with a specific 'event' yes, such as a heart attack? stroke? aneurysm? but none of these | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2268 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it relevant what the toy was? Did the man receive a shock? Was the attack that killed him brought on by the soda bottle? Did he die because he needed to drink a soda to live? Did he need liquid? Sugar? Was he diabetic? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3467 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it relevant what the toy was? Did the man receive a shock? Was the attack that killed him brought on by the soda bottle? Did he die because he needed to drink a soda to live? yes Did he need liquid? Sugar? Was he diabetic? yes ********SPOILER******** The man in the puzzle is diabetic. He feels a hypoglycemic shock coming on, and the next source of sugar is a vending machine that sells sodas. He tries to buy a coke, but instead he receives a bottle with a polar bear toy inside. He collapses right on the spot and then dies. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2269 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was that a real promotion? Even besides the risk of death, I'd be annoyed if I spent my money on a drink and didn't get one! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3468 Registered: 12-2010 |
As far as I know, it was real - we didn't have it here in Germany, but I saw it on the internet (and as we all know, the internet tells nothing but the truth...) | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 4110 Registered: 1-2001 |
Great puzzle! This could very well have been a real promotional campaign. I did a puzzle once that was based on Coca Cola's "Magic Can" campaign from years ago, during which several cans that seemed to contain Coke actually contained a liquid surrounding a canister, and when a person popped the top on the can, the canister was activated and some spring-like device pushed a rolled up bill of some denomination out of the can. Despite an explanation of how this worked and advising people not to drink the liquid in the magic cans, a few people apparently removed the canister and drank at least some of the liquid (which was put into the cans to give the impression that they only contained the drink). At least one person went to the hospital complaining of feeling sick after drinking some liquid from a magic can. This prompted ad placements in newspapers and TV by Coca Cola urging people who got the Magic Cans not to attempt to drink any of the liquid inside. |
