| Author | Message | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 370 Registered: 8-2005 |
It almost happened, but the time wasn’t right. | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 20 Registered: 2-2007 |
Good news? (that it didn't happen) Literally "the time wasn't right"? (e.g. "not 12:34") | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 371 Registered: 8-2005 |
Good news? (that it didn't happen)Yes Literally "the time wasn't right"? (e.g. "not 12:34") please rephrase | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 22 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was there a mismatch on times? e.g. a bomb set to the wrong time, so failed to kill its target? | ||
| Emptyhead (Emptyhead)
New member Username: Emptyhead Post Number: 37 Registered: 6-2006 |
Time - As an era? Time shown in watch? Almost happened - Did the action take place completely? Happened a bit? Didn't take place at all? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 372 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was there a mismatch on times? No e.g. a bomb set to the wrong time, so failed to kill its target? No | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 373 Registered: 8-2005 |
Time - As an era? No Time shown in watch? Yes Almost happened - Did the action take place completely? Happened a bit? Didn't take place at all? This One | ||
| Tomandlu (Tomandlu)
New member Username: Tomandlu Post Number: 29 Registered: 2-2007 |
Did anyone know it hadn't happened? Did they know why? Were they happy, unhappy? Does the above apply to more than one person? Were they happy, unhappy, some of each. | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 377 Registered: 1-2007 |
Was his watch set on the correct local time? The thing that did not happen, would it have happened if it had been earlier? later? seconds? minutes? hours? does it have to coincide with something else that also has to happen? at the same time? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 376 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did anyone know it hadn't happened? Yes Did they know why? Yes Were they happy, Yes unhappy? Does the above apply to more than one person?YesWere they happy, Yes unhappy, some of each. | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 377 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was his watch set on the correct local time? Who's watch? The thing that did not happen, would it have happened if it had been earlier? later? seconds? minutes? hours? this is largley irrelevant does it have to coincide with something else that also has to happen? a set of circumstances occurred that meant this thing did not happen at the same time? | ||
| Zephyr14 (Zephyr14)
New member Username: Zephyr14 Post Number: 126 Registered: 1-2007 |
Any people directly involved (ie leading roles)? How many? [LPTFLPI] More relevant people who are indirectly involved? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 385 Registered: 8-2005 |
Any people directly involved (ie leading roles)? How many? [LPTFLPI] there are a few people directly involved 2 mainly More relevant people who are indirectly involved? many more potentialy directly/indirectly involved | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 464 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did the two people fail to coordinate any activities? By miss-communicating? By unsynchorized watches? Set on different time-zones? Not taking DST into account? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 411 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did the two people fail to coordinate any activities? no By miss-communicating? no By unsynchorized watches? no Set on different time-zones? no Not taking DST into account? no Big FA Possibly lurking | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 167 Registered: 9-2003 |
did person 1 set their watch to the correct local time? person 2? person 1 = adult? human? male? person 2 = adult? human? male? any occupations involved? any crimes? any planned crimes? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 412 Registered: 8-2005 |
did person 1 set their watch to the correct local time? person 2? there is the potential FA regarding the time person 1 = adult? human? male? Yes to all person 2 = adult? human? male? Yes to all any occupations involved? Yes any crimes? Not crimes as such any planned crimes? No | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 596 Registered: 1-2001 |
What happened? Was yesterday obliterated? Do you think we need to reproduce the posts (?3) or will they come back - or can we just go straight to nuclear war and the Cuban crisis and why was the time wrong? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 413 Registered: 8-2005 |
What happened? Was yesterday obliterated? Do you think we need to reproduce the posts (?3) or will they come back - or can we just go straight to nuclear war and the Cuban crisis and why was the time wrong? Dunno what happened a bit twilight zone-ish if you ask me! I think in the interests of the archive I will do a quick recap of this and we should carry on. Just give me a minute and I will be with you. | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 414 Registered: 8-2005 |
Due to the really wierd loss of all yesterdays posts I will do a quick recap of what was discovered by yesterdays questions. The thing that nearly happened was a nuclear war caused by the Cuban missile crisis with the 2 main people involved being Kruschev and Kennedy, the big thing to find now is why the time wasn't right. | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 597 Registered: 1-2001 |
Was the time not right for Kennedy? for Kruschev? for someone else? for the world? Would war have happened if the time had been right? Was something not ready in time? Was someone waiting for something? Had a time been predicted - e.g. by Nostradamus? Was an actual watch or clock involved? Was a specific time of day relevant? Day/night? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 416 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was the time not right for Kennedy? for Kruschev? for someone else? for the world? For all of these Would war have happened if the time had been right? Hard one to answer this I will say kind of...you'll see what I mean later Was something not ready in time? No Was someone waiting for something? No Had a time been predicted - e.g. by Nostradamus? NO Was an actual watch or clock involved? No Was a specific time of day relevant? No Day/night? No | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 599 Registered: 1-2001 |
Was the time not right for people to declare war? for missiles to work? for a button to be pressed? a telephone call to be made? a conversation to take place? Was someone not where they should have been? Did we come nearer to war than most people think? Did both sides have as great an amount of nuclear armaments as was thought? As much knowledge of their use and effects? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 418 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was the time not right for people to declare war? I don't think there is ever a right time to declare war! possible wrong track happening here. for missiles to work? No for a button to be pressed? No a telephone call to be made? No a conversation to take place? No Was someone not where they should have been? No Did we come nearer to war than most people think? I think most people knew how close it came. Did both sides have as great an amount of nuclear armaments as was thought? Yes As much knowledge of their use and effects? Yes HINT: The actual time these events took place is not relevant to the puzzle | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 503 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did anyone of the persons involved believe in astrology, card reading, numerology or similar? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 419 Registered: 8-2005 |
Did anyone of the persons involved believe in astrology, card reading, numerology or similar? irrelevant | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 505 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does it have to do with that it was Kennedy and Kruschev in charge at that time, and that the outcome might have been another if more recent or current presidents had been in charge? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 420 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does it have to do with that it was Kennedy and Kruschev in charge at that time, and that the outcome might have been another if more recent or current presidents had been in charge? No | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 32 Registered: 1-2007 |
Anything to do with Chinese Years? I was thinking Bay of Pigs and wondered whether it was the chinese year of the pig? When you say the actual time the events took place is irrelevant do you mean the time of day or the year/decade the missile crises happened? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 421 Registered: 8-2005 |
Anything to do with Chinese Years? No I was thinking Bay of Pigs and wondered whether it was the chinese year of the pig? Nothing to do with new year When you say the actual time the events took place is irrelevant do you mean the time of day or the year/decade the missile crises happened? The time in the puzzle does not refer to the time this event happened/nearly happened it is a bit more lateral | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 603 Registered: 1-2001 |
Was the time wrong? left? left wing? untrue? not a right angle - like a sundial? immoral? inapt? Could time have a capital letter? A warship? the magazine? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 422 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was the time wrong? Yes with hindsight during these events the time was considered to be wrong left? left wing? untrue? not a right angle - like a sundial? immoral? inapt? Could time have a capital letter? A warship? the magazine? not the magazine but you are on the right track with this thinking | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 605 Registered: 1-2001 |
Publishers? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 423 Registered: 8-2005 |
Publishers? No | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 19 Registered: 2-2007 |
Was "time" a publication or mass media of any type? Was "time" an organization of any type? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 42 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is "time" a military acronym? political? anti war group? was "time's" existence at that time public knowledge? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 424 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was "time" a publication or mass media of any type? Not exactly but you are getting close Was "time" an organization of any type? No but an organisation is very relevant | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 425 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is "time" a military acronym? No political? No anti war group? No was "time's" existence at that time public knowledge? time is not an organisation, however the time was public knowledge | ||
| Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective)
New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 3 Registered: 3-2007 |
was it the countdown for new years? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 430 Registered: 8-2005 |
was it the countdown for new years? Ooh so close yet not quite there.....a countdown of sorts is involved but not for new years! | ||
| Sunshine (Sunshine)
New member Username: Sunshine Post Number: 608 Registered: 1-2001 |
Space launch? Did America? Russia? plan to launch a spy satelite to get more info about enemy deployments (is that the right word?)? Was there a delay? Was the technology not yet quite right? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 432 Registered: 8-2005 |
Space launch? No Did America? Russia? plan to launch a spy satelite to get more info about enemy deployments (is that the right word?)? Was there a delay? Was the technology not yet quite right? None of these | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 25 Registered: 2-2007 |
Does the countdown relate to a deadline, such as that of an ultimatum? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 26 Registered: 2-2007 |
One more thought...a countdown to midnight? | ||
| Beroean (Beroean)
Moderator Username: Beroean Post Number: 1120 Registered: 10-2001 |
Martin, I can see the "add your message here" section at the bottom of your puzzle and that is how I have made post in your puzzle. It must be a problem at your end | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 75 Registered: 1-2007 |
this is probably daft but anything to do with the "dawning of the age of aquarius"? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 28 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it a very big clock that is counting down? and is the time now five to midnight? | ||
| Thestreetdetective (Thestreetdetective)
New member Username: Thestreetdetective Post Number: 5 Registered: 3-2007 |
was it a countdown for a surprise party? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 434 Registered: 8-2005 |
Does the countdown relate to a deadline, Kind Of such as that of an ultimatum? Not Really One more thought...a countdown to midnight? Yes | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 435 Registered: 8-2005 |
this is probably daft but anything to do with the "dawning of the age of aquarius"? No | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 436 Registered: 8-2005 |
was it a countdown for a surprise party? No Is it a very big clock that is counting down? I'll say and is the time now five to midnight? YES do you wish to spoyle? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 30 Registered: 2-2007 |
I'll leave that to you. It's a good one. | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 439 Registered: 8-2005 |
SPOILER: Rufus has bretty much got it so I'll spoil. The puzzle concerns the events of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, when soviets planned to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba much to the distress of the Americans. This is widely believed to be the closest so far that the planet has come to a nuclear war. the full details can be found here. Cuban Missile Crisis The Time in the puzzle statement refers to the Doomsday Clock, which is a symbolic clock face that depicts the supposed nearness of a nuclear war, with midnight being the start of the war and the clock showing minutes to midnight. The clock image appears on the cover of The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and is maintained by the board of directors. The clock first appeared in 1947 and was set at 7 minutes to midnight, and over the years it has been advanced and retarded as events dictated. The Doomsday Clock However for whatever reason during the Missile Crisis the time did not change despite opinion that we were on the very brink of a nuclear war. Possibly the speed of events was to blame. So A nuclear war almost happened, but the time on the Doomsday Clock was not right. Thanks to everyone for playing. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 81 Registered: 1-2007 |
Nice puzzle Martin. Can't believe i didn't get it . I was reading an article about the Doomsday Clock only a week ago  | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 444 Registered: 8-2005 |
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