| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11617 Registered: 4-2010 |
A man is driving when he rolls down his window partway. Seconds later, he rolls it back up. Why? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3030 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did he throw something out of the window? A cigarette butt? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1868 Registered: 11-2003 |
Man=he=he? H?A?M? Location relevant? Relevant what type of vehicle he was driving? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11619 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he throw something out of the window? No A cigarette butt? No Man=he=he? Yes H?A?M? Yes Location relevant? No Relevant what type of vehicle he was driving? Yope | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4921 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was he driving a vehicle? Or driving his Mum mad? Is he a kid? Playing with the controls? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4922 Registered: 12-2000 |
OK, he's a man, not a kid (unless he's Tom Hanks in Big). Is he on safari and an animal stuck their head in the window? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 325 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did anything material pass through the window within those seconds? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11625 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he driving a vehicle? Yes Or driving his Mum mad? No, hee hee Is he a kid? No Playing with the controls? No OK, he's a man, not a kid (unless he's Tom Hanks in Big). And he isn't... =) Is he on safari and an animal stuck their head in the window? No Did anything material pass through the window within those seconds? Yes | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3036 Registered: 9-2010 |
my dad, my dad's ick girlfriend, and I went through a wild animal park near Yellowstone. I forget the name...something to do with bears, I think. Anyway, there's part you can drive through. The rules are: Do not feed the animals. Do not get out of the car. Do not roll down the windows. Guess what. Lory (the ick girlfriend) DID ALL THREE THINGS. We had a bear come straight up to the window and she got a picture of it when it nearly ate her face. | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 329 Registered: 1-2011 |
The object that passed through the window, was smaller that: a nail head? golf ball? tennis ball? baseball? Did he throw the object through the window? Or the object passed through the window by itself? Could his action be considered a minor offence, like littering? | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4926 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was it a bullet coming inwards? (Obviously just missing him) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11630 Registered: 4-2010 |
my dad, my dad's ick girlfriend, and I went through a wild animal park near Yellowstone. I forget the name...something to do with bears, I think. Anyway, there's part you can drive through. The rules are: Do not feed the animals. Do not get out of the car. Do not roll down the windows. Guess what. Lory (the ick girlfriend) DID ALL THREE THINGS. We had a bear come straight up to the window and she got a picture of it when it nearly ate her face. Oh wow. Some people...yeah. The object that passed through the window, was smaller that: a nail head? golf ball? tennis ball? baseball? Bigger than all of these Did he throw the object through the window? Or the object passed through the window by itself? FA Could his action be considered a minor offence, like littering? No Was it a bullet coming inwards? (Obviously just missing him) No | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1318 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the object traveling from inside to the outside of the car? The other way around? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 323 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was he driving at walking speed? At a speed that's acceptable in town? At a speed that's acceptable on a highway? Was the object any part of his body? Or someone else's body? Arm? Hand? Head? Did he reach for something? Did somebody give him anything? Is the country relevant? The state? The type of street? The reason why the man was driving in the first place? His occupation? Was the vehicle in motion all the time? Or did it stop when the object came through? The vehicle: A regular car? A van? A truck? A bus? Some sort of vehicle that you wouldn't normally find on a regular street? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1872 Registered: 11-2003 |
Just to confirm - the window that was rolled down is part of the vehicle he is driving? You never know, after all this IS lateral puzzles, lol | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11635 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the object traveling from inside to the outside of the car? The other way around? Inside to outside, then back in. Was he driving at walking speed? At a speed that's acceptable in town? At a speed that's acceptable on a highway? Irrel - assume at town speeds. Was the object any part of his body? Yes Or someone else's body? Arm? This... Hand? ...and this Head? Did he reach for something? Yes Did somebody give him anything? No Is the country relevant? The state? The type of street? The reason why the man was driving in the first place? His occupation? All are irrel Was the vehicle in motion all the time? Yes Or did it stop when the object came through? So no The vehicle: A regular car? This A van? Although I'm not sure if it could be this A truck? It might be able to be this A bus? Not this though Some sort of vehicle that you wouldn't normally find on a regular street? Probably not - assume it's just an ordinary car. Just to confirm - the window that was rolled down is part of the vehicle he is driving? Yes You never know, after all this IS lateral puzzles, lol Touche. =) | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4930 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was he getting a parking ticket out of a machine? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11642 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he getting a parking ticket out of a machine? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1874 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he reach for something inside the car, held it out the window, then pulled it back in? Is it relevant how long the window was rolled down? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11645 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he reach for something inside the car, held it out the window, then pulled it back in? No Is it relevant how long the window was rolled down? Not really - it wouldn't have been more than 10 seconds, if that. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 325 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was the direction indicator of his car broken? And he used his arm to signal that he wanted to turn? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11651 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the direction indicator of his car broken? And he used his arm to signal that he wanted to turn? No, but good thought | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 327 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did he, at some point, have something in the hand that he held out? If so, was his hand empty at first and he grabbed the item while his hand was outside? Or was something put into his hand? Or was his hand full at first and he gave/threw the item away? Or did he just try to catch something? Are other persons relevant? Did he hold out his hand just to feel the air for some reason? Maybe making sure if it rains because it's not really visible? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1325 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he try to fix his lateral rear mirror (if this is how it is called)? Did he have an object in his hand? If so: before opening the window? While stretching out? When he pulled his hand in? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11656 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he, at some point, have something in the hand that he held out? DOYD of "held out" - see below If so, was his hand empty at first and he grabbed the item while his hand was outside? Yes Or was something put into his hand? No Or was his hand full at first and he gave/threw the item away? No Or did he just try to catch something? No Are other persons relevant? No Did he hold out his hand just to feel the air for some reason? No Maybe making sure if it rains because it's not really visible? No Did he try to fix his lateral rear mirror (if this is how it is called)? No but definitely OTRT Did he have an object in his hand? Yes If so: before opening the window? No While stretching out? Yes, although "stretching out" might not be the right wording When he pulled his hand in? No | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1327 Registered: 9-2009 |
So, is it right to assume that he opened the window, put his hand outside the window (empty handed), grabbed something on the outside of the car, did whatever he did with it, then he retracted his arm, also empty handed? Did he try to remove something from the outside of a car? From the windshield? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11658 Registered: 4-2010 |
So, is it right to assume that he opened the window, put his hand outside the window (empty handed), grabbed something on the outside of the car, did whatever he did with it, then he retracted his arm, also empty handed? Correct Did he try to remove something from the outside of a car? No From the windshield? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 328 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did he adjust something? Or just hold it? To keep it from falling off? Is that thing something you'd expect to be on a normal car? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1881 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he take something from another car? Someone standing by the road side? Was this some daredevil stunt? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11663 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he adjust something? Yes Or just hold it? To keep it from falling off? Is that thing something you'd expect to be on a normal car? Yes Did he take something from another car? Someone standing by the road side? Was this some daredevil stunt? No to all | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 532 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he adjust an antenna? Something on the car door? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 509 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did he push in a radio antenna? or pulled it out? ( for example, before or after driving through the car wash ) | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 934 Registered: 8-2005 |
Wing Mirror? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11670 Registered: 4-2010 |
Wing Mirror? No, but see below Did he adjust an antenna? YES! Something on the car door? Did he push in a radio antenna? or pulled it out? This! ( for example, before or after driving through the car wash ) **********SPOILER********** The man was driving down the street listening to his car radio. He heard the music coming in crackly and realized he'd forgotten to extend his car antenna, so he rolled the window down a bit, reached out, extended the antenna, pulled his arm back, and rolled the window back up. All in just a few seconds. (Autobiographical? It is.) Nice simultaneous solve, Doriana and Emeraldink. And props to all of you who worked on this. |
