| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3027 Registered: 12-2010 |
Why did Nick and Jacob (both H/A/M) buy new backpacks? The title is not relevant to the puzzle. It's just that this is my third puzzle today :D | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18004 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did they intend to use the backpacks? For their usual purpose (holding stuff)? For school? Hiking? Did they use them for the same purpose? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1728 Registered: 6-2005 |
Job relevant? Hobby Relevant? Camping? Christmas relevant? Gift exchange relevant? School relevant? Are Nick and Jacob friends? Brothers? Acquaintances? Complete strangers? | ||
| Vene (Vene)
New member Username: Vene Post Number: 123 Registered: 9-2008 |
Would this work with suitcases? bags? briefcases? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3029 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they intend to use the backpacks? yes For their usual purpose (holding stuff)? yes For school? assume this Hiking? no Did they use them for the same purpose? yes Job relevant? Hobby Relevant? Camping? Christmas relevant? Gift exchange relevant? School relevant? no to all Are Nick and Jacob friends? this Brothers? Acquaintances? Complete strangers? Would this work with suitcases? no bags? maybe briefcases? probably not | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1729 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did they already have backpacks? Did they break? So they needed to buy new ones? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3030 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they already have backpacks? yes Did they break? no So they needed to buy new ones? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1883 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did they buy matching backpacks? Did each know that the other was buying a new backpack? Relevant how old they are? Where they live? Their jobs? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3032 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they buy matching backpacks? irrel Did each know that the other was buying a new backpack? yes. Assume they did it together Relevant how old they are? let's say 20 Where they live? yes Their jobs? no, assume students | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1884 Registered: 4-2007 |
What about where they live is relevant - the country? Region? Town? Do they live in an urban area? Rural? In a big city? Town? Small village? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3033 Registered: 12-2010 |
What about where they live is relevant - the country? Region? Town? this. Telling you the exact town wouldn't help much, but it's relevant that they live in that specific town Do they live in an urban area? this Rural? In a big city? relatively big, yes Town? Small village? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1888 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the town in Europe? America? Asia? Africa? Oceania? Does their town have a relevant law? Tradition? Did something happen that meant they couldn't use their old backpacks? Did they continue to use the old ones after buying the new ones? Did they need two each for some reason? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3034 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the town in Europe? this America? Asia? Africa? Oceania? Does their town have a relevant law? Tradition? no to both Did something happen that meant they couldn't use their old backpacks? yes Did they continue to use the old ones after buying the new ones? no Did they need two each for some reason? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1889 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it in Germany? Did their old backpacks get damaged? Did they lose possession of them? Did they use them to carry something relevant? Did they use them for anything other than the normal use of a backpack? Are any crimes relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3035 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it in Germany? yes, but irrel Did their old backpacks get damaged? Did they lose possession of them? Did they use them to carry something relevant? Did they use them for anything other than the normal use of a backpack? no to all of these Are any crimes relevant? yes! | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1890 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did Nick and Jacob commit a crime? If so, before buying the new backpacks? Did they dispose of the old backpacks? Were they evidence for a crime? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3036 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did Nick and Jacob commit a crime? yes If so, before buying the new backpacks? yes, long before Did they dispose of the old backpacks? yes Were they evidence for a crime? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1892 Registered: 4-2007 |
Were the old backpacks involved in the crime? Was the crime theft? Murder? Assault? Driving related? Drugs related? Drink related? Fraud? Forgery? Did they get caught? Punished? Was the buying of the new backpacks simply because they had disposed of the old ones so needed new ones? Or was there a specific reason why they needed backpacks? Are they likely to buy more backpacks in the future? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3037 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were the old backpacks involved in the crime? no Was the crime theft? Murder? Assault? Driving related? Drugs related? Drink related? Fraud? Forgery? no to all. They planted a fake bomb at a train station Did they get caught? Punished? no to both, which is relevant Was the buying of the new backpacks simply because they had disposed of the old ones so needed new ones? no Or was there a specific reason why they needed backpacks? yesish Are they likely to buy more backpacks in the future? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3038 Registered: 12-2010 |
BLOOOOOPER Did they get caught? Punished? The answer should be "YES to both, which is relevant" | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1893 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was the fake bomb in the form of a rucksack? Did they do it to scare people? To get people to do something? As a prank? To prove a point? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3039 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the fake bomb in the form of a rucksack? no Did they do it to scare people? To get people to do something? As a prank? this To prove a point? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1731 Registered: 6-2005 |
Were they caught the first time they pulled this prank? Were they planning on pulling the prank a 2nd time? A 3rd? More? Was the penalty not very harsh? When they plant the fake backpack bomb, do they leave one backpack? Two? One each on two different trains? If just one... is it key that the 2nd backpack they own looks identical to the 1st backpack? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3040 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were they caught the first time they pulled this prank? yes Were they planning on pulling the prank a 2nd time? A 3rd? More? no to all Was the penalty not very harsh? yes, it was not very harsh When they plant the fake backpack bomb,FA, no backpack involved, see above do they leave one backpack? Two? One each on two different trains? If just one... is it key that the 2nd backpack they own looks identical to the 1st backpack? Can't answer because of the FA | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3599 Registered: 2-2011 |
had the first backpacks been confiscated when they were caught? were those backpacks involved somehow in their punishment? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3043 Registered: 12-2010 |
had the first backpacks been confiscated when they were caught? no were those backpacks involved somehow in their punishment? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1733 Registered: 6-2005 |
Were they carrying their fake bomb in the backpack(s)? Relevant? Did their attempted prank involve using the backpacks in such a way as to render them unserviceable? Did their penalty involve using the backpacks in such a way as to render them unserviceable? (Or really really smelly?) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3044 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were they carrying their fake bomb in the backpack(s)? no Relevant? no Did their attempted prank involve using the backpacks in such a way as to render them unserviceable? no Did their penalty involve using the backpacks in such a way as to render them unserviceable? no (Or really really smelly?) no You guys might have an FA concerning the order of events. There's the prank, they get caught and punished. Several years pass, they buy new backpacks and get rid of the old ones. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1735 Registered: 6-2005 |
The "several years" that pass... are these two in prison? Juvenile hall? Some sort of situation where they don't have access to the old backpacks? Or didn't have the opportunity to replace them before "now"? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3045 Registered: 12-2010 |
The "several years" that pass... are these two in prison? no Juvenile hall? no Some sort of situation where they don't have access to the old backpacks? no Or didn't have the opportunity to replace them before "now"? no Actually, it's irrelevant if they had the same backpacks back then or if they've already replaced them once in between. | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1196 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did they need backpacks that look "new"? Did they try to make a point? to prove something? Was the idea that a new backpack would not look suspicious while an old backpack would? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3047 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did they need backpacks that look "new"? no Did they try to make a point? to prove something? no to both Was the idea that a new backpack would not look suspicious while an old backpack would? no, but looking suspicious is relevant | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1900 Registered: 4-2007 |
Would not buying the new backpacks result in some negative consequences? related to the prank from years ago? Were they punished only lightly at the time because all the facts did not come to light? Were they trying to avoid their crime coming back to haunt them? Were they planning a new kind of prank? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3048 Registered: 12-2010 |
Would not buying the new backpacks result in some negative consequences? probably not, but they thought it would related to the prank from years ago? yesish Were they punished only lightly at the time because all the facts did not come to light? no, they were punished only lightly because they were still teenagers Were they trying to avoid their crime coming back to haunt them? no Were they planning a new kind of prank? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1738 Registered: 6-2005 |
Were Nick and Jack planning on taking a train trip together? Vacation? To go to school? University? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3053 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were Nick and Jack planning on taking a train trip together? Vacation? To go to school? University? irrel to all | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 355 Registered: 4-2002 |
Were the old backpacks considered as identifiers of those who pulled the prank? By a public? By Nick and Jacob? So that they no longer wanted to be identified, or presumed by themselves being identified by a public? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3059 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were the old backpacks considered as identifiers YES! of those who pulled the prank? but not this By a public? possibly By Nick and Jacob? yes So that they no longer wanted to be identified, or presumed by themselves being identified by a public? yesish | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 356 Registered: 4-2002 |
You earlier stated that this would have worked with backpacks, maybe with bags, probably not with briefcases, and not with suitcases. Is that because of the size? The shape? Softness/hardness? The color? Whether the items had straps or not? Handles or not? Whether the carrying function was adjustable or not? Was the choice of carrying item because of the environment where the prank occurred? Something else occurred? Did they fit in with other people when carrying backpacks, but not suitcases, for instance? Had the backpacks any practical function in pulling the prank (you have earlier stated that the backpacks were not used for carrying the fake bombs)? Any diverting function? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3061 Registered: 12-2010 |
You earlier stated that this would have worked with backpacks, maybe with bags, probably not with briefcases, and not with suitcases. Is that because of the size? The shape? Softness/hardness? The color? Whether the items had straps or not? Handles or not? Whether the carrying function was adjustable or not? no to all. The important thing is that it has to be a usual item a young man would carry around all day long, every day Was the choice of carrying item because of the environment where the prank occurred? Something else occurred? Did they fit in with other people when carrying backpacks, but not suitcases, for instance? no to all Had the backpacks any practical function in pulling the prank (you have earlier stated that the backpacks were not used for carrying the fake bombs)? Any diverting function? no to all Here's a RECAP to help everyone get OTRT again. Nick and Jacob are two young men. Some years ago, they pulled a prank - they planted a fake bomb at a train station. They were caught, but only received a mild punishment, mainly because they were still teenagers. Now, they decided to buy new backpacks and to get rid of the old ones. They do so because the backpacls are considered identifiers, but not of those who pulled the prank. There's one essential part missing, and then this should be solved. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1909 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the original backpacks belong to them? Do they fear that they will be mistaken for someone else because of the backpacks? Is the appearance of the backpacks relevant? Their colour? Shape? Pattern? Is something written or drawn on them? Did they get the original backpacks before the prank? After? Relevant how they obtained them? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3063 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the original backpacks belong to them? yes Do they fear that they will be mistaken for someone else because of the backpacks? yes Is the appearance of the backpacks relevant? yes Their colour? yes Shape? Pattern? Is something written or drawn on them? no to rest Did they get the original backpacks before the prank? After? irrel Relevant how they obtained them? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 1917 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are they red? Orange? Yellow? Green? Blue? Purple? White? Black? Grey? Brown? Are backpacks of that colour associated with a particular group? A particular person? A stigma? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1739 Registered: 6-2005 |
Did a REAL bomber use that particular backpack style to plant a bomb in their area? In their state? Were officials conducting "routine" checks of backpacks of that type since they're on heightened alert? Had the images of this backpack type been all over the news? Were innocent people being taken in for questioning simply because they possessed that type of backpack? (i.e. Kids who wear trench coats were getting picked on after Columbine.) As a condition of their lenient punishment, were Nick and Jacob told that if they were so much as suspected of being complicit in another such prank or actual bombing, their previous prank would go on their permanent record? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3065 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are they red? this Orange? Yellow? Green? Blue? Purple? White? Black? Grey? Brown? Are backpacks of that colour associated with a particular group? A particular person? this A stigma? Did a REAL bomber use that particular backpack style to plant a bomb in their area? YES In their state? Were officials conducting "routine" checks of backpacks of that type since they're on heightened alert? possibly Had the images of this backpack type been all over the news? yes Were innocent people being taken in for questioning simply because they possessed that type of backpack? possibly (i.e. Kids who wear trench coats were getting picked on after Columbine.) As a condition of their lenient punishment, were Nick and Jacob told that if they were so much as suspected of being complicit in another such prank or actual bombing, their previous prank would go on their permanent record? no Nice work, time for the ********SPOILER******** In Nick's and Jacob's city, someone planted a bomb at the main station. The first suspect description was "a tall man with a red backpack", and since this was the only hint, the police were looking for tall men with red backpacks all around the city. Our two friends are both tall and have red backpacks. They're known to the police for having pulled a prank involving a fake bomb years ago. Now they think it's better to get rid of the backpacks in order not to look "suspicious" to the police. |
