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Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 7:48 am: |       |
By Oneida (Theoneida) on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 08:57 pm:
Let me see if I have my facts straight:
He lost at least one coin? yes
Nobody realized it was lost? yes
Therefore nobody tried to retrieve it?yes
Nobody realized that lives were saved? yes
It was the coin itself that physically prevented an accident which would have taken several lives?yes
Did the coin become lodged somewhere?no
Was there a form of transportation involved?no
If so, bus? train? plane? car? boat?
Was there a building involved?no
Did the coin end up inside or outside?Could be considered as both
If the coin had been moved subsequent to this saving of lives, would lives again be endangered?not for a while
Is the size of the coin relevant?no
He didn't exactly drop the coin, but did he throw or toss it? no
If so, did he gather some other tossed or thrown coins and miss the life-saving coin?no
Since nobody tried to retrieve the coin, can I assume that the saving of lives did not involve somebody bending over to pick up the coin and thus avoid becoming a target?yes |
Benjamin Moore (Zenith)
| | Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 11:45 am: | |
Did it get lost in a doorway or on a windowsill?
Were the endagered lives inside or outside?
was the potential accident a fire? flood? Lightning? Power Outage? Hurricane? Falling tree in said hurricane? Stampede? perhaps involving Eliot's chickens? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 2:27 am: | |
By Benjamin Moore (Zenith) on Thursday, October 28, 2004 - 11:45 am:
Did it get lost in a doorway or on a windowsill?no
Were the endagered lives inside or outside? subtle FA
was the potential accident a fire? flood? Lightning? Power Outage? Hurricane? Falling tree in said hurricane? Stampede? perhaps involving Eliot's chickens? FA |
Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte)
| | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 3:49 am: | |
Monetary value relevant? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 5:17 am: | |
By Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte) on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 03:49 am:
Monetary value relevant? noish |
Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
| | Posted on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 8:24 pm: | |
Looking for landmines relevant? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Saturday, October 30, 2004 - 3:13 am: | |
By Haenlomal (Haenlomal) on Friday, October 29, 2004 - 08:24 pm:
Looking for landmines relevant? no |
Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
| | Posted on Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 12:40 am: | |
could you recap? |
Amber Davis (Amberdavis522)
| | Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 1:56 am: | |
Did dropping the coin/coins reduce the weight of the group in a relevant way?
Did he save his own life as well by dropping the coin?
Did the coin land on its side?
Was gambling involved? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 3:53 am: | |
By Amber Davis (Amberdavis522) on Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 01:56 am:
Did dropping the coin/coins reduce the weight of the group in a relevant way? no
Did he save his own life as well by dropping the coin? irrel.
Did the coin land on its side?irrel
Was gambling involved? no |
Sam Carroll (Greenboi)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 3:37 am: | |
If the man hadn't dropped the change, would an accident have occured?
Was he boarding a bus, and by dropping the coins, bent over to see an explosive under the driver's seat?
Was he about to purchase a disease-ridden sandwich, and didn't have enough money?
Did everyone who was saved bend over to get the coins as gunfire broke out? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 12:47 am: | |
By Sam Carroll (Greenboi) on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 03:37 am:
If the man hadn't dropped the change, would an accident have occured?Many accidents, but most people wouldn't call them accidents
Was he boarding a bus, and by dropping the coins, bent over to see an explosive under the driver's seat? FA
Was he about to purchase a disease-ridden sandwich, and didn't have enough money?no, explore
Did everyone who was saved bend over to get the coins as gunfire broke out?no |
Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte)
| | Posted on Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 7:27 pm: | |
So he was going to use the money, and if he had, many lives would have been lost. |
Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul)
| | Posted on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 8:30 pm: | |
If the above is correct, was he going to use the coin in a machine or to pay someone?
If so, was this transaction legitimate? Legal? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 1:28 am: | |
By Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte) on Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 07:27 pm:
So he was going to use the money, and if he had, many lives would have been lost.He had to lose the coin in a specific spot to save lives
By Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul) on Monday, December 06, 2004 - 08:30 pm:
If the above is correct, was he going to use the coin in a machine or to pay someone?no
If so, was this transaction legitimate? Legal? |
Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 3:38 pm: | |
Is the place where he lost the coin...
In his own home?
In someone else's home?
On a public sidewalk? Street?
Inside a building? Public? Private? Municipal?
Outdoors? On grass/dirt?
On a hard surface? Metal? Marble? Stone? Wood?
On a soft surface?
Did the coins fall onto the ground?
Or into a device? or container? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 12:35 am: | |
By Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul) on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 03:38 pm:
Is the place where he lost the coin...
In his own home? no
In someone else's home?no
On a public sidewalk?no Street?no
Inside a building?no Public? Private? Municipal?
Outdoors?yope On grass/dirtno
On a hard surface?no Metal? Marble? Stone? Wood?
On a soft surface? yope
Did the coins fall onto the ground?no
Or into a device?no or container?noish |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 12:53 am: | |
Did this coin end up in the water? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 2:40 am: | |
By David Burn (Woubit) on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 12:53 am:
Did this coin end up in the water? yes,explore |
Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 2:37 pm: | |
Good call Woubit.
Fresh water or salt?
Was this a larger body of water?
Like a lake? River? Ocean?
Or a smaller body of water?
Like a puddle? Pond? Stream?
Was it a reservoir? A lagoon?
Was the man actually in the water at the time he lost the coin? Was he on a boat or ship? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 5:54 pm: | |
By Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul) on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 02:37 pm:
Good call Woubit.
Fresh water or salt?
Was this a larger body of water?
Like a lake? River? Ocean?
Or a smaller body of water?
Like a puddle? Pond? Stream?
Was it a reservoir?this is the closest A lagoon?
no to all
Was the man actually in the water at the time he lost the coin?no Was he on a boat or ship?no |
Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 7:37 pm: | |
(How did I forget to ask this?) Was it a swimming pool? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 1:19 am: | |
By Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul) on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 07:37 pm:
(How did I forget to ask this?) Was it a swimming pool? no |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 1:24 am: | |
Three coins (or even one) in the fountain? |
Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte)
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 3:51 am: | |
Could anyone have SUSPECTED that lives would have been saved? |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 3:57 am: | |
A dam? A moth? or mere? or fen? Or the water supply for some community? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 1:37 am: | |
By David Burn (Woubit) on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 01:24 am:
Three coins (or even one) in the fountain?no
By Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte) on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 03:51 am:
Could anyone have SUSPECTED that lives would have been saved? not at the time
By David Burn (Woubit) on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 03:57 am:
A dam? A moth? or mere? or fen? Or the water supply for some community? this one |
Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 5:31 pm: | |
Was this water supply in some way poisoned or contaminated? Did the coins somehow fix this?
Had he not dropped the coins, would the water supply have dried up? Anyone of significance floating or drowned in this water? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Friday, December 17, 2004 - 12:57 am: | |
By Ryan Davies (Onemundanesoul) on Thursday, December 16, 2004 - 05:31 pm:
Was this water supply in some way poisoned or contaminated?yes Did the coins somehow fix this? yes
Had he not dropped the coins, would the water supply have dried up?no Anyone of significance floating or drowned in this water?no |
Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte)
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 10:27 pm: | |
Were the coins covered in something special? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:20 pm: | |
By Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte) on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 10:27 pm:
Were the coins covered in something special?no, but explore |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:23 pm: | |
Did the coin contain some relevant metal (such as zinc)? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:35 pm: | |
By David Burn (Woubit) on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:23 pm:
Did the coin contain some relevant metal (such as zinc)?yes! |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:48 pm: | |
I don't know whether this has been established, but are we talking about drinking water here? for humans? for animals? or water used to irrigate crops?
At any rate, is the idea that by dropping the coin in the fountain, Our Hero had ensured that the water would contain enough zinc to remedy some deficiency of that metal in some living organism? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 8:03 am: | |
By David Burn (Woubit) on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 11:48 pm:
I don't know whether this has been established, but are we talking about drinking water here?yes for humans?yes for animals? or water used to irrigate crops?
At any rate, is the idea that by dropping the coin in the fountain, Our Hero had ensured that the water would contain enough zinc to remedy some deficiency of that metal in some living organism? no, and it's not zinc |
Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:11 am: | |
So it didn't contain iodine? Copper or nickel relevant? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 1:31 am: | |
By Mezzoforte (Mezzoforte) on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:11 am:
So it didn't contain iodine?no Copper or nickel relevant?no |
Damien Sullivan (Docd)
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 10:20 pm: | |
Is it relevant how or why the coin fell in the water?
Did it fall into an open (or enclosed?) water tank?
Did the coin contain gold? silver? tin? iron? aluminium?, [LTPF list of metallic elements]
Any relevant non-metallic elements?
Did they coin corrode and release a metal toxic to contaminating microbes in the water? |
Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 2:48 am: | |
By Damien Sullivan (Docd) on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 10:20 pm:
Is it relevant how or why the coin fell in the water? no
Did it fall into an open (or enclosed?) water tank? irrel?
Did the coin contain gold? silver?this one tin? iron? aluminium?, [LTPF list of metallic elements]
Any relevant non-metallic elements?
Did they coin corrode and release a metal toxic to contaminating microbes in the water? YES!
********************SPOILER*******************
The silver coin, when put into the water, released siver ions, which were lethal to bacteria that had contaminated the water |
David Burn (Woubit)
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 5:16 pm: | |
Good puzzle  |
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