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Author Message Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3434 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 10:01 pm:        I wanted to make some sparks. I'm afraid I might succeed. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 644 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 10:31 pm:        Fireworks? Sparklers? Other explosive, pyromaniac-type stuff? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3436 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 10:48 pm:        Fireworks? Yope. This is closest. Sparklers? Other explosive, pyromaniac-type stuff? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6346 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 10:50 pm:        Homemade explosives? Are you afraid that you might cause serious damage? Burn something down? Sparks = physical, firey sparks? Romantic "sparks"? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3437 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 11:34 pm:        Homemade explosives? No. Are you afraid that you might cause serious damage? For svv of "serious". Burn something down? No. Sparks = physical, firey sparks? This. Romantic "sparks"? No. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 645 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 11:58 pm:        Is the banana or the cucumber involved? Orangeee (Orangeee) New member Username: Orangeee Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 1:18 am:        Are you sending up a flare of some sort? Do you like it where you are, but know you need to be rescued? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3438 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 7:20 am:        Is the banana or the cucumber involved? No. Are you sending up a flare of some sort? Do you like it where you are, but know you need to be rescued? No to both. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6385 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:31 pm:        Another type of explosive relevant? Are you afraid you might cause hearing damage? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3442 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 2:02 pm:        Another type of explosive relevant? No, but a substance is involved. Are you afraid you might cause hearing damage? No. It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 690 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 2:24 pm:        Are you afraid that sparks will ignite an explosion? Skydiving or planes relevant? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3443 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 2:53 pm:        Are you afraid that sparks will ignite an explosion? Skydiving or planes relevant? No to all. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6390 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 3:15 pm:        Is the substance flammable? Explosive? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 648 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 4:16 pm:        Why can't the banana be involved? It's so pretty =( No skydiving or planes relevant in a Galfisk puzzle? At all? *shock* Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3446 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 4:50 pm:        Is the substance flammable? Yope. Explosive? No. Patience. It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 704 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 6:32 pm:        Are you outside? Inside? Any vehicles involved? Is the substance involved in creating the sparks? Is the substance liquid? Is this occurring on a holiday or some other festival? Are you creating sparks for fun? Does it serve a practical purpose? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3447 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 6:39 pm:        Are you outside? At first. Inside? Later. Any vehicles involved? No. Is the substance involved in creating the sparks? Yes. Is the substance liquid? No. Is this occurring on a holiday or some other festival? No. Are you creating sparks for fun? Yope. Does it serve a practical purpose? No. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6414 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 7:24 pm:        Is the substance metal? Does the substance create sparks on its own? When combined with something? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3448 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:03 pm:        Is the substance metal? Indeed. Does the substance create sparks on its own? This. When combined with something? It_so_happened (It_so_happened) New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 712 Registered: 5-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 8:58 pm:        Magnesium? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3449 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 9:46 pm:        Magnesium? Powdered titanium. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6439 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:00 pm:        Is the titanium ignited with something? Struck against something? Struck against itself? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3450 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 7:01 am:        Is the titanium ignited with something? This. Struck against something? Struck against itself? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 654 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:24 am:        Ignited with a banana? Which is on fire? (No, not *the banana*, just a...banana on fire. I don't know, it's nearly 1:30 AM and this idea probably won't make sense when I wake up in a few hours, lol) Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3451 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:41 am:        Ignited with a banana? No. Which is on fire? It's thrown into fire, and makes pretty sparks. Like iron filings, but brighter and whiter. The puzzle would work equally well with iron filings. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6476 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:56 pm:        Damage - burn damage? Are you afraid the titanium might get thrown from the fire and hit someone? Causing burning/scalding/whatever else happens when you get hit with hot metal? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3465 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 1:13 pm:        Damage - burn damage? Not neccessarily. Are you afraid the titanium might get thrown from the fire and hit someone? Causing burning/scalding/whatever else happens when you get hit with hot metal? No. Hint: the puzzle statement describes two separate situations. The first one is throwing metal powder into fire. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6486 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 1:14 pm:        Part 2: are you afraid you might "cause sparks"? If so, fiery sparks? Romantic sparks? And those sparks might cause damage? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3468 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 2:10 pm:        Part 2: are you afraid you might "cause sparks"? Yes. If so, fiery sparks? This. Romantic sparks? And those sparks might cause damage? Yesish. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6492 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 4:06 pm:        Is the damage...bodily damage? Property damage? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3475 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 4:09 pm:        Is the damage...bodily damage? Property damage? This. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6494 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 4:11 pm:        Were you afraid you might cause a fire? Property damage: to land? To a home? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3478 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 4:49 pm:        Were you afraid you might cause a fire? No. Property damage: to land? To a home? Neither. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6518 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 10:20 pm:        The damage - shrapnel damage? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3480 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 6:01 am:        The damage - shrapnel damage? No. Hint: Part 2 does not involve throwing metal powder into fire. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 666 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 6:23 am:        Does it involve the banana or cucumber? *hopeful look* (I just like them. Particularly the banana. =D It should be pleased it got into one of my puzzles.) Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3482 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 8:07 am:        Does it involve the banana or cucumber? No vegetables or aircraft involved. The banana will be flying this weekend, weather permitting. Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 668 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 8:14 am:        Hurrah for flying banana! :D Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6580 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:14 pm:        Does Part 2 involve the metal powder? The fire? Explosives? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3483 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 1:49 pm:        Does Part 2 involve the metal powder? This, no to the rest. The fire? Explosives? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6593 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 3:05 pm:        Does it involve damage from contact with the powder? Inhaling it? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3485 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 4:53 pm:        Does it involve damage from contact with the powder? Yes. Inhaling it? No. No damage to humans. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6607 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 7:01 pm:        Would the powder be hot? Would it burn through something? Would the damage be to a driveway? A car? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3486 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:04 pm:        Would the powder be hot? Yes. Would it burn through something? Would the damage be to a driveway? A car? No to all. It may help to ask questions about the object I'm afraid I'll damage. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6670 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 11:40 pm:        Object: a house? Larger than a house? A tree? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3489 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 - 12:05 pm:        Object: a house? Larger than a house? A tree? No to all. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6691 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 - 1:29 pm:        Is the object usually found indoors? Is it larger than a room? Bookcase? Desk? Toaster? Flashlight? Baseball? Bread crumb? Amoeba? Is it any of those items? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3491 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 - 2:14 pm:        Is the object usually found indoors? Yes. Is it larger than a room? Bookcase? Desk? Toaster? Flashlight? About flashlight/baseball size. Baseball? Bread crumb? Amoeba? Is it any of those items? No. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6700 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 - 3:12 pm:        Is the object edible? Electronic? Used for recreation? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3492 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 3:21 pm:        Is the object edible? Electronic? Indeed it is. No to the rest. Used for recreation? Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6960 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 7:29 pm:        Electronic - does it use a plug? Batteries? Is it a cell phone? Alarm clock? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 801 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 7:48 pm:        So did the banana get to fly? How about the cucumber? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3500 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:28 pm:        Electronic - does it use a plug? Yes. Batteries? Yope. Is it a cell phone? No. Alarm clock? No. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6970 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:29 pm:        A radio? Does it use the batteries for back-up? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3503 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:50 pm:        A radio? Does it use the batteries for back-up? No to both. Hint: most electronic devices in the same situation would risk damage, so it's not critical to know that it's a battery charger. Kaylee: look in the chat forum. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6988 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:52 pm:        Are you worried that the electronic device might be damaged by the sparks? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3504 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:58 pm:        Are you worried that the electronic device might be damaged by the sparks? Not exactly - though if it comes true there will be sparks, and damage to the device. You may have an FA. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 6992 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 10:04 pm:        Is the device being used to make the sparks? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3506 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 10:58 pm:        Is the device being used to make the sparks? No, but... Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 817 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 10:59 pm:        Is the device generally used to make sparks, but something else is being used to make sparks? Ok, I think I confused myself... Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3507 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:26 pm:        Is the device generally used to make sparks, No, I only use it for charging batteries. but something else is being used to make sparks? The metal powder will make the sparks. Try reformulating Balin's last question. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7016 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:31 pm:        Is the battery charger going to be used to start the fire? To allow the metal powder to actually spark? Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 819 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:31 pm:        Balin: Is the device being used to make the sparks? Me: *ponders* Would the electricity in the battery charger count as sparks? Is there metal powder inside batteries? I have no idea what's inside a battery...and so this recharges them, making sparks? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3508 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 8:43 am:        Is the battery charger going to be used to start the fire? No. To allow the metal powder to actually spark? It will make the metal powder spark. "Being used to" is the problematic formulation. Would the electricity in the battery charger count as sparks? Not normally, but... Is there metal powder inside batteries? No, but you're close! I have no idea what's inside a battery I do....and so this recharges them, making sparks? The battery charger would normally not make sparks, but... Hint: the whole situation is undesirable and accidental. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7066 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 1:57 pm:        Is the metal powder inside the charger? Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 3512 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 2:11 pm:        Is the metal powder inside the charger? Yes! **SPOILER** I brought the metal powder to the skydiving club to make some nice sparks at the fire in the evening. I did not end up using any, but put it in my bag for the trip home. When I came home, I found that the container had opened and it had been spilled all over my stuff. I managed to salvage nearly all of it (luckily, as titanium is expensive), but I'm worried that some of it is stuck inside the battery charger I brought for my camera, and that it will short out (and spark) when connected to power. I have vacuum cleaned it, and will take it apart and inspect it before I use it, so hopefully it will be okay. Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7071 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 2:13 pm:        Nice pyromania puzzle!