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| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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On the brink of making a great deal of money, Al spent a few dollars to purchase something similar to several hundred other things which had, until very recently, been at his disposal. Why? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Did he make the money because of purchasing the thing (could we call it the Thing, just to distinguish it from the several hundred other things?) | ||
| miroac (Miroac)
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Did he need this new thing? for a specific purpose? Could none of the other several hundred things have served that purpose? Were these several hundred things still at his disposal? This is a tangible/physical thing, correct? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Did he make the money because of purchasing the thing (could we call it the Thing, just to distinguish it from the several hundred other things?) No, he didn't make the money simply because of the purchase of Thing Did he need this new thing? In his opinion he did, yes for a specific purpose? Yes Could none of the other several hundred things have served that purpose? Probably not - this is a good q, and I'll refer to it in the spoiler if the details don't come out in the exploration Were these several hundred things still at his disposal? No This is a tangible/physical thing, correct? Certainly | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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WAs the Thing an oyster? with a pearl? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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WAs the Thing an oyster? with a pearl? No to both | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Lottery involved? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Lottery involved? No | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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So much for my great theory... DId Al have to get rid of all the other things to be able to gain the money? Were the other things all of the same kind? If so, were they completely similar to each other? Were they similar to the Thing? Was the Thing special in any way? Were all the things (including the Thing) inexpensive? Were they made of: paper/plastic/wood/fabric/metal? A different material? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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DId Al have to get rid of all the other things to be able to gain the money? No Were the other things all of the same kind? Yes If so, were they completely similar to each other? Yes Were they similar to the Thing? In some ways Was the Thing special in any way? Yes Were all the things (including the Thing) inexpensive? Hmm...other than the Thing, none of the other things would be described as expensive or inexpensive. As far as the Thing, Al would say that it was inexpensive Were they made of: paper/plastic/wood/fabric/metal? None of these A different material? Yes-ish | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Did Al purchase just the Thing? or the other things as well? Was the material of the things manmade? Natural? | ||
| Amol D. (Amol)
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Did Al purchase this thing to get it out of circulation (temporarily) ? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Did Al purchase just the Thing? Yes or the other things as well? No, he didn't purchase these Was the material of the things manmade? No Natural? Yes Did Al purchase this thing to get it out of circulation (temporarily)? Not exactly | ||
| Jens Weber (Sundowner)
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Did Al purchase the several hundred similar items (or some of them)? receive them as gift? inherit? find? collect? steal? get in any other way hold of them? was he the owner of these things (if this makes sense)? Did Al give away the several hundred things voluntarily? did he sell them? throw them away? destroy them? all at once? one after the other? Did he at this point already plan to purchase the Thing? Did he have to get rid of these items in the first place before he could have the Thing? Does the value of the Thing depend on the number of other similar Al has at his disposal? Do the HSI (hundred similar items) still exist? Is the Thing manufactured? tangible? can it be carried around? put aside? Did Al buy the Thing way below its market value? Did he buy it at all in the usual sense? (=paid some money to some person in exchange for the Thing) if so: did the seller know about the value of the Thing for Al? Does Al make money from reselling the Thing at higher price? from selling something else? does he inherit the money? win in gambling or betting? steal money? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Did Al purchase the several hundred similar items (or some of them)? No receive them as gift? No inherit? No find? Yes collect? Yes, this too steal? No get in any other way hold of them? Well, I'd say 'find' and 'collect' sums it up was he the owner of these things (if this makes sense)? No Did Al give away the several hundred things voluntarily? FA did he sell them? No throw them away? No destroy them? No all at once? N/A one after the other? N/A Did he at this point already plan to purchase the Thing? No Did he have to get rid of these items in the first place before he could have the Thing? No Does the value of the Thing depend on the number of other similar Al has at his disposal? No Do the HSI (hundred similar items) still exist? Sure Is the Thing manufactured? No tangible? Yes can it be carried around? Yes, in fact this is a plus put aside? I suppose Did Al buy the Thing way below its market value? I doubt it had a market value Did he buy it at all in the usual sense? (=paid some money to some person in exchange for the Thing) Yes if so: did the seller know about the value of the Thing for Al? He came to realize it Does Al make money from reselling the Thing at higher price? No, and he may have not planned to resell it from selling something else? Yes, in a manner of thought does he inherit the money? No win in gambling or betting? No steal money? No | ||
| miroac (Miroac)
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Did Al know he was going to be making a great deal of money? before/after buying the Thing? or was he unaware it would happen? Would he have made the money if he hadn't bought the Thing? | ||
| Rose (Tackybritish)
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Did he make the money from inheritance? Was the Thing he bought for sentimental purposes? The many things at his disposal until recently were they day to day things that he could use? Are they rocks? And he just bought I rock with huge crystals in it? pretty random huh?  | ||
| Jens Weber (Sundowner)
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Is the Thing a living being? a plant? of organic material (at least partly)? of more than one sort of material? Does the possession of the Thing entitle Al to something? prove something? Does Al need the Thing for earning this money? (or is it more relevant that somebody else does not have the Thing?) Does Al have to show or present the Thing to somebody in order to make the money? Does Al split up the Thing into smaller pieces? modify it? extract something from it? Were the Hundred Similar Items stolen? Were they later taken away from Al by the police? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Did Al know he was going to be making a great deal of money? He wasn't positive but likely was confident of it before/after buying the Thing? Both or was he unaware it would happen? No Would he have made the money if he hadn't bought the Thing? Yes Did he make the money from inheritance? No Was the Thing he bought for sentimental purposes? No The many things at his disposal until recently were they day to day things that he could use? Hmm, I'd say not Are they rocks? No And he just bought I rock with huge crystals in it? Uh, no pretty random huh? Hey, nothing is too random Is the Thing a living being? Yes a plant? No of organic material (at least partly)? of more than one sort of material? Technically, yes to both of these Does the possession of the Thing entitle Al to something? Yes, in a way prove something? No Does Al need the Thing for earning this money? In his opinion it will help him earn the money, so yes (or is it more relevant that somebody else does not have the Thing?) No, this doesn't apply Does Al have to show or present the Thing to somebody YES in order to make the money? He will make money anway, but he would say that presenting Thing is a necessary action Does Al split up the Thing into smaller pieces? No modify it? No extract something from it? No Were the Hundred Similar Items stolen? No Were they later taken away from Al FA by the police? N/A | ||
| Tim A. Dowd (Bodo)
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WAG time... Guide dog? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Guide dog? No | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Is the idea that he bought this Thing to stop anyone else buying it? I am a bit lost - is it actually a living Thing, an animal? If so, a mammal? an insect? a bird? a reptile? a marsupial? a... well, you get the picture |
