| Author | Message | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 590 Registered: 5-2007 |
If only it were 90 seconds longer... | ||
| Buzzard (Buzzard)
New member Username: Buzzard Post Number: 939 Registered: 6-2003 |
Something good would have happened? Something bad would have happened? Something bad would have been prevented? Is "it" a sporting event, perhaps? Some kind of competition? How long was "it" really: less than a minute? less than an hour? less than a day? less than a week? more than a week? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 595 Registered: 5-2007 |
Something good would have happened?See below Something bad would have happened? Something would have happened, but it's hard to classify it as "good" or "bad"... Something bad would have been prevented? No Is "it" a sporting event, perhaps? No Some kind of competition? No How long was "it" really: less than a minute? less than an hour? Yes less than a day? less than a week? more than a week? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 967 Registered: 8-2001 |
It is a song? Game? Performance? Television show? Just a period of time? A trip? A movie? A phonecall? Are we actually measuring time here at all? Some other kind of second? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 604 Registered: 5-2007 |
It is a song? Game? Performance? Television show? Just a period of time? A trip? A movie? A phonecall? This one Are we actually measuring time here at all? Yes Some other kind of second? | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 974 Registered: 8-2001 |
Did the phonecall in question fail to prevent a second phonecall (i.e. if on the phone for 90 more seconds, another caller would have gotten a busy signal)? The persons on the phone, You? H?A?M? Fictional? From your imagination? True story? Someone waiting for someone else to come to the phone? Phone line disconnected too soon? Someone hang up? Someone run out of money at a payphone? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 607 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did the phonecall in question fail to prevent a second phonecall (i.e. if on the phone for 90 more seconds, another caller would have gotten a busy signal)? No The persons on the phone, You? No H?A?M? Yes to all Fictional? No From your imagination? No True story? Yes Someone waiting for someone else to come to the phone? No Phone line disconnected too soon? No Someone hang up? Yes, this was presumably how the phone call ended Someone run out of money at a payphone? No | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 978 Registered: 8-2001 |
Something relevent happen to someone after the phonecall? Within 90 sec of the phonecall? Both parties? Or just one? Are both parties to the phone call relevant? Anyone die in this puzzle? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 613 Registered: 5-2007 |
Something relevent happen to someone after the phonecall? No Within 90 sec of the phonecall? No Both parties? Or just one? Not sure what you mean by these Are both parties to the phone call relevant? Yope Anyone die in this puzzle? No | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 982 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is the phonebill relevant? The cost of the call relevant at all? Is it correct to say that the only relevant activity happened during the phonecall? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 615 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the phonebill relevant? No The cost of the call relevant at all? No Is it correct to say that the only relevant activity happened during the phonecall? No | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 987 Registered: 8-2001 |
So something relevant happened before the phonecall involving people? or, something relevant happened after the phonecall that did not involve people? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 618 Registered: 5-2007 |
So something relevant happened before the phonecall involving people? Yes or, something relevant happened after the phonecall that did not involve people? No | ||
| Wildcard (Wildcard)
New member Username: Wildcard Post Number: 990 Registered: 8-2001 |
Is there a wager involved here? A race of some kind going on? Some type of timed event relevant? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 621 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is there a wager involved here? No A race of some kind going on? No Some type of timed event relevant? Yope | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 168 Registered: 1-2007 |
Are both parties to the phone call relevant? Yope Is it a conference call? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... how many participants? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 634 Registered: 5-2007 |
Are both parties to the phone call relevant? Yope Is it a conference call? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... how many participants? There are only two participante. HINT: The most important fact about the phone call is its exact length. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1010 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the length exactly 90 seconds? 90-180 seconds? More than 3 minutes? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 642 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the length exactly 90 seconds? 90-180 seconds? More than 3 minutes? More than 3 minutes | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 186 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does the call duration specifically match the length of an external event? Or, is it short of such a length by exactly 90 seconds? Is the length relevant down to the minute? to the second? to more? This leads to the question: was the purpose of the call actual talking between the parties? Say, like a usual phone call? or, something like a data transfer, or listening to a football game from someone's tv via phone? Is the point that one of the parties missed the last 90 seconds? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 651 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does the call duration specifically match the length of an external event? No Or, is it short of such a length by exactly 90 seconds? Yes Is the length relevant down to the minute? to the second? <b.yes</b> to more? This leads to the question: was the purpose of the call actual talking between the parties? Say, like a usual phone call? or, something like a data transfer, or listening to a football game from someone's tv via phone? Is the point that one of the parties missed the last 90 seconds? It was actual talking | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 96 Registered: 7-2001 |
Was the call precisely three minutes and three seconds? Assuming that's not right... Is the location of the caller relevant? Location of the callee? Is either party engaged in another activity at the time of the call? If so, caller? Callee? Is either party travelling? If so, caller? Callee? Did the caller want the call to last longer at the time? Did the caller realise the significance of the length afterwards? Is the desire for a longer call that of a third party? Will the puzzlers wish the call had been longer when we know the full story? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 667 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was the call precisely three minutes and three seconds? No Assuming that's not right... Is the location of the caller relevant? No Location of the callee? No Is either party engaged in another activity at the time of the call? If so, caller? Callee? Is either party travelling? If so, caller? Callee? No to all Did the caller want the call to last longer at the time? No Did the caller realise the significance of the length afterwards? Probably not, but if it were 90 seconds longer it would have been more likely Is the desire for a longer call that of a third party? Yesish Will the puzzlers wish the call had been longer when we know the full story? Perhaps | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 97 Registered: 7-2001 |
Is the content of the call relevant? Was there one main subject? Or was the discussion more wide-ranging? Is the relationship between the two people relevant? Was the call longer than half an hour? Did the call last an exact number of minutes? Did the call end exactly halfway through a minute? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 669 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the content of the call relevant? Somewhat Was there one main subject? Yes Or was the discussion more wide-ranging? No Is the relationship between the two people relevant? Yes Was the call longer than half an hour? No Did the call last an exact number of minutes? Yes Did the call end exactly halfway through a minute? No | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 98 Registered: 7-2001 |
Did the two people know each other before the call? Did they work together? Were they related? by blood? by marriage? Were they in a relationship? Is one of them describing an event to the other? Are they talking about a specific event? events of a particular kind? Did the call last longer than fifteen minutes? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 670 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did the two people know each other before the call? Yes Did they work together? Noish Were they related? by blood? by marriage? No Were they in a relationship? Business relationship, yes; Personal relationship, no Is one of them describing an event to the other? No Are they talking about a specific event? No events of a particular kind? Yesish Did the call last longer than fifteen minutes? Yes | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 99 Registered: 7-2001 |
Is one person a customer/client of the other? Is one person an employee of the other? Did the call last longer than twenty minutes? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 671 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is one person a customer/client of the other? Yes Is one person an employee of the other? No Did the call last longer than twenty minutes? No | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 100 Registered: 7-2001 |
Was the phone call setting up a transaction? discussing a previous transaction? Was the call to a customer support line? a complaints line? a sales department? a billing/credit control department? Is the longer event another telephone call? between the same parties? involving one of the same parties? Is a competition involved? a record of some sort? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1076 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did the call last 16? 17? 18? 19? 20? minutes? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 676 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was the phone call setting up a transaction? Yes discussing a previous transaction? And this too Was the call to a customer support line? a complaints line? a sales department? a billing/credit control department? None of the above Is the longer event another telephone call? Yope between the same parties? No involving one of the same parties? No Is a competition involved? Yes, but may mislead a record of some sort? Not "record" as in "world record", but a different kind of "record" is relevant Did the call last 16? 17?Yes 18? 19? 20? minutes? | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 101 Registered: 7-2001 |
So we're looking for something that lasted eighteen-and-a-half minutes? Is half-past-six relevant? This different kind of record. Does the company record its calls? for training purposes? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 677 Registered: 5-2007 |
So we're looking for something that lasted eighteen-and-a-half minutes? Yes Is half-past-six relevant? No This different kind of record. Does the company FA record its calls? Yes, a call was recorded, but... for training purposes? No | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 102 Registered: 7-2001 |
Is the eighteen-and-a-half minute event a recording of a phone call? If so, did it involve the customer/client? the seller/provider? both? neither? Was it recorded by the customer/client? the seller/provider? both? a third party? Is the seller/provider a sole trader? a professional like a lawyer? | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 24 Registered: 12-2007 |
So the phone call was between two individuals, and not a company per se? Was this specific call recorded? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 679 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the eighteen-and-a-half minute event a recording of a phone call? Yope If so, did it involve the customer/client? the seller/provider? both? neither? Neither Was it recorded by the customer/client? the seller/provider? both? a third party? A third party Is the seller/provider a sole trader? a professional like a lawyer? This one So the phone call was between two individuals, and not a company per se? Yes Was this specific call recorded? Irrelevant | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 103 Registered: 7-2001 |
Is the professional a lawyer? doctor? accountant? architect? librarian? Is the person who made the recording the police? other law enforcement? competitor to the professional? journalist? Are the two people having the seventeen minute conversation worried about being recorded? Would they have been recorded if they had carried on talking? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 682 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the professional a lawyer? doctor? No, but this is closest accountant? architect? librarian? Is the person who made the recording the police? other law enforcement? competitor to the professional? journalist? None of the above Are the two people having the seventeen minute conversation worried about being recorded? Would they have been recorded if they had carried on talking? No to both | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 104 Registered: 7-2001 |
Is the professional a dentist? optician? vet? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 685 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is the professional a dentist? optician? vet? None | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 108 Registered: 7-2001 |
Does the professional belong to a medical field I haven't guessed yet? (for example nurse) Or is the similarity to a doctor slightly misleading? (for example an administrative role in a hospital) Was the recorded phone call also between two people? neither of whom was recording it themselves? Was it on the same topic as the seventeen minute call? a similar topic? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 689 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does the professional belong to a medical field I haven't guessed yet? Noish (for example nurse) Or is the similarity to a doctor slightly misleading? This is closest (for example an administrative role in a hospital) But not this Was the recorded phone call also between two people? Yes neither of whom was recording it themselves? Yes Was it on the same topic as the seventeen minute call? No a similar topic? Yes, for a sufficiently broad definition of "topic" | ||
| Philippus (Philippus)
New member Username: Philippus Post Number: 110 Registered: 7-2001 |
Does that mean that the recorded call was also between a professional and a client? If so, were the two professionals in the same line of work? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 693 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does that mean that the recorded call was also between a professional and a client? No If so, were the two professionals in the same line of work? No | ||
| Antesse (Antesse)
New member Username: Antesse Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2008 |
By "doctor" is this referring to a person with a different sort of doctorate? PhD? PsyD? DDS? EdD? Other? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 714 Registered: 5-2007 |
By "doctor" is this referring to a person with a different sort of doctorate? PhD? PsyD? DDS? EdD? Other? Medical doctor HINT: You are going in completely the wrong direction. | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 720 Registered: 5-2007 |
Another Hint: You have been a simple Google search away from the answer for several weeks now. | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 53 Registered: 12-2007 |
Eighteen and a half minutes... Watergate tapes relevant? Nixon? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 723 Registered: 5-2007 |
Watergate tapes relevant? Yes Nixon? Spoiler: The 17-minute phone call referred to is the phone call between Brian McNamee and Roger Clemens that provided key evidence in the illegal steroid investigations. If it were 90 seconds longer it would be the same length as the deleted sections of the Watergate tapes, leading to a barrage of humorous comparisons. | ||
| Travis (Travis)
New member Username: Travis Post Number: 55 Registered: 12-2007 |
Wow... I didn't know that. Thanks for the puzzle, Alex! |
