| Author | Message | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 140 Registered: 6-2003 |
He followed the instructions carefully ... and drowned. Sorry, I haven't been here for quite a while. I hope this puzzle hasn't run already. | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 312 Registered: 9-2006 |
He: human? adult? in real world? in a game? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3244 Registered: 12-2000 |
Hi Dietmar! Did one of the instructions say 'submerge in water'? | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 141 Registered: 6-2003 |
Danielvs: He: human? yes adult? {yes} in real world? yes in a game? no Hi Lynne, still alive and kickin', as I see... Here should be a smiley, but the old forum shortcuts don't seem to apply anymore. Just imagine one. Did one of the instructions say 'submerge in water'? not quite right, but close. The answer (and the instruction) was more specific | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 229 Registered: 1-2007 |
was it a pill which said to be taken in water? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 314 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was the instruction written? Spoken? | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 142 Registered: 6-2003 |
Peter: was it a pill which said to be taken in water? no Daniel: Was the instruction written? Spoken? written | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 232 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was it a plant or flower and the instructions said "stand in water"? | ||
| Jude2601 (Jude2601)
New member Username: Jude2601 Post Number: 1 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was the instructions someting like "Do not breathe when under water"? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 349 Registered: 9-2003 |
did something say to place your head under water and then just assume people would realise they had to surface to breathe | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 143 Registered: 6-2003 |
Peter: Was it a plant or flower and the instructions said "stand in water"? no Jude: Was the instructions someting like "Do not breathe when under water"? no Damia: did something say to place your head under water and then just assume people would realise they had to surface to breathe no | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 578 Registered: 3-2006 |
Satnavs relevant at all? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 787 Registered: 8-2006 |
I might know this one, scratch and sniff relevant? | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 144 Registered: 6-2003 |
woodworm: Satnavs relevant at all? only marginally, so better: no crazypalpig: I might know this one, scratch and sniff relevant? no | ||
| Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective)
New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 41 Registered: 3-2007 |
by drowning do you mean he died? is it in the literal sense of drowning? Can he swim? Did the instruction forbade him the use of his arms?legs? Why the purpose of the direction for him to indeed committ suicide by drowning? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 351 Registered: 9-2003 |
any vehicles involved? car? boat? any other people involved? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 8 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the title relevant? If he is a "nerd", is it connected to technology? If anyone followed these instructions, would they drown? Or was there something specific about his circumstances that meant he drowned in this particular case? Was it sensible for him to follow these instructions? Would most peolple have followed them? | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 145 Registered: 6-2003 |
Streetdetective: by drowning do you mean he died? yes is it in the literal sense of drowning? no, "drown" as in "dead" Can he swim? yes Did the instruction forbade him the use of his arms?legs? no Why the purpose of the direction for him to indeed committ suicide by drowning? no Damia: any vehicles involved? car? boat? good question, car is involved, no other vehicles any other people involved? no Enjay: Is the title relevant? well, not much, no If he is a "nerd", is it connected to technology? yes, and that's the only relevance of the title If anyone followed these instructions, would they drown? except maybe a handfull of people in the world, yes Or was there something specific about his circumstances that meant he drowned in this particular case? no, you and I would drown, too Was it sensible for him to follow these instructions? no, it was stupid, but it is a fictional story and he is a fictional stupid nerd Would most peolple have followed them? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2007 |
You say it's marginally connected to satnavs and is connected to technology. Is it another type of direction system? Did the instructions lead him into water? Did he drive his car into water? Was he following a map, and there was some error which led him into water? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 133 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it a normal car? Were the instructions relevant to the car? like alteration of the car? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 318 Registered: 9-2006 |
Weather relevant? Were the instructions written in the car's manual? Anywhere else inside the car? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 456 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did he end up in the car underwater? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 34 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is this connected to Google maps? Crossing the Atlantic Ocean? | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 146 Registered: 6-2003 |
Enjay: You say it's marginally connected to satnavs and is connected to technology. Is it another type of direction system? yes Did the instructions lead him into water? yes Did he drive his car into water? no Was he following a map, and there was some error which led him into water? no Rufus: Is it a normal car? yes Were the instructions relevant to the car? no like alteration of the car? no Danielvs: Weather relevant? no Were the instructions written in the car's manual? no Anywhere else inside the car? no Martinfg: Did he end up in the car underwater? no Enjay: Is this connected to Google maps? Crossing the Atlantic Ocean? yes to both. Do you want to spoil? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 38 Registered: 4-2007 |
Well, assuming you had the same experince I did... On Google Maps you can type in your starting point and the destination and it will give you directions. If you ask it to go from England to America (and probably any other journey involving crossing the Atlantic) one of the directions reads "Swim across the Atlantic Ocean". Anyone stupid enough to follow this would drown. Correct? | ||
| Feenwelt (Feenwelt)
New member Username: Feenwelt Post Number: 147 Registered: 6-2003 |
Correct and that makes a ***** SPOILER ***** I tried with Hamburg - Miami. :-) Thank you for playing this. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 39 Registered: 4-2007 |
I was actually going to use this to create my own puzzle...but it somehow took me this long to connect that with your puzzle! it was a good one I'm just sorry you took it before I did! :-) | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
New member Username: Woubit Post Number: 2483 Registered: 1-2003 |
Anyone stupid enough to follow this would drown. Correct? Not entirely. Benoit Lecomte, who in 1998 became the first man to swim the Atlantic, would beg to differ. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3246 Registered: 12-2000 |
How interesting - I put in London to Paris and it doesn't tell me to swim the Channel, but I do have to take a slight left at Dover-Calais (25.6 miles). | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
New member Username: Woubit Post Number: 2486 Registered: 1-2003 |
but I do have to take a slight left at Dover-Calais (25.6 miles). Just keep an eye out for the trains, and you'll be fine. Mind you, it may be a bit easier to start from Folkestone than Dover - unless Google Maps also advises you to bring a shovel. | ||
| Katy (Katy)
New member Username: Katy Post Number: 462 Registered: 12-2004 |
Apprently a particular combination tells you to climb Everest - I'm still looking for that though |
