| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 404 Registered: 5-2003 |
You'd think he'd be the last person to forget his flashlight! | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1422 Registered: 6-2005 |
The plumber? electrician? The miner? The bat-ologist? He = Human? Adult? Male? Related to you? Funny story? Party foul? Involving work? A power outage? Halloween? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 405 Registered: 5-2003 |
The plumber? electrician? The miner? The bat-ologist? None of the above. He = Human? Adult? Male? Yes to all. Related to you? No. Funny story? Yes. Party foul? I don't understand, rephrase? Involving work? Yes. A power outage? No. Halloween? No. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3685 Registered: 12-2000 |
Was he involved in the manufacture of flashlights? Was he at scout camp? If so, was he the leader? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 406 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he involved in the manufacture of flashlights? Was he at scout camp? If so, was he the leader? No to all. | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 3686 Registered: 12-2000 |
Janitor? Burglar? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1424 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is his occupation... artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Criminal/Questionable Repute? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Other ? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1425 Registered: 6-2005 |
Shoot... left off Environmental/Outdoors/Nature? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 407 Registered: 5-2003 |
Janitor? Burglar? artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Criminal/Questionable Repute? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? This. Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Other ? Environmental/Outdoors/Nature? No to all the others. | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 354 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is flashlight = portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent lightbulb? "flashlight" has other meanings too... | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 409 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is flashlight = portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent lightbulb? Correct. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1432 Registered: 6-2005 |
Was he a... Scientist? Engineer? Technician? Worked in dark places? Tight places? On circuits? On computers? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 411 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he a... Scientist? No. Engineer? This. Technician? Or this. Worked in dark places? Yope. Tight places? Yope. On circuits? Irr. On computers? Irr. | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
New member Username: Haenlomal Post Number: 901 Registered: 9-2003 |
Are there any other directly or indirectly relevant humans involved in the puzzle? If yes, how many [insert LTPF list of integers here]? Same questions for non-human animals, please. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 418 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are there any other directly or indirectly relevant humans involved in the puzzle? Yes, directly involved. If yes, how many [insert LTPF list of integers here]? Unknown. Maybe a dozen-plus, maybe fifty at most. Exact number irrelevant. Same questions for non-human animals, please. No animals involved. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1434 Registered: 6-2005 |
Engineer... relevant work... Automotive? Aerospace? Chemical? Commercial? Computers? Electrical? Environmental? Farm equipment? Generator? Mechanical? Physics? Power generation? Printers? Ships? Small Tools? Software? Trains? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 419 Registered: 5-2003 |
Aerospace. | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
New member Username: Haenlomal Post Number: 908 Registered: 9-2003 |
Hmmm...were they on a plane by any chance? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 420 Registered: 5-2003 |
Hmmm...were they on a plane by any chance? No. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 229 Registered: 6-2008 |
Were they on Earth? in the atmosphere? in outer space? on the moon? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1456 Registered: 1-2007 |
I have a theory... Any relevant movie? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 426 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were they on Earth? This. in the atmosphere? in outer space? on the moon? I have a theory... Any relevant movie? No. | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1438 Registered: 6-2005 |
So this person works in the confined, often dark spaces within an unfinished airplane cabin? Installing lighting perhaps? And something happened at home, i.e. circuit breaker tripped, and he went out to fix it, but forgot his flashlight? Which he ALWAYS has with him when he works? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 429 Registered: 5-2003 |
So this person works in the confined, often dark spaces within an unfinished airplane cabin? No. Installing lighting perhaps? No. And something happened at home, i.e. circuit breaker tripped, and he went out to fix it, No. but forgot his flashlight? Yes. Which he ALWAYS has with him when he works? Not always. Depends on what sort of work he's doing. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 234 Registered: 6-2008 |
So the "on Earth"--does that refer to where he forgot his flashlight? the location in which he does the aerospace profession mentioned? both? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 430 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the "on Earth"--does that refer to where he forgot his flashlight? the location in which he does the aerospace profession mentioned? both? Both -- he's not in any 'special' atmosphere or location. It could be anywhere on Earth where aerospace engineers are employed. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 433 Registered: 5-2003 |
He is working in a confined, dark space, but not in an airplane cabin. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1504 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is he in a simulator? He's not Ken Mattingly is he? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 444 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he in a simulator? No. He's not Ken Mattingly is he? No. Nice guess, though! | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 124 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is the space program actually relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 445 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the space program actually relevant? No. | ||
| Racoonieboy (Racoonieboy)
New member Username: Racoonieboy Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2008 |
Is he outside the plane? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 446 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he outside the plane? Yope, explore. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 128 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is he in a factory where airplanes are built? In a hangar? Doing maintenance on a plane? Type of plane relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 447 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is he in a factory where airplanes are built? Yes. In a hangar? No. Doing maintenance on a plane? Noish. Type of plane relevant? Yesish. | ||
| Racoonieboy (Racoonieboy)
New member Username: Racoonieboy Post Number: 15 Registered: 10-2008 |
Is this a war plane? (Kind of random, I know.) | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 449 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this a war plane? (Kind of random, I know.) Irrelevant. | ||
| Racoonieboy (Racoonieboy)
New member Username: Racoonieboy Post Number: 22 Registered: 10-2008 |
Oooh! Is this a paper plane factory? | ||
| Racoonieboy (Racoonieboy)
New member Username: Racoonieboy Post Number: 23 Registered: 10-2008 |
Nvm I forgot about the aerospace. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 126 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he doing some type of inspection of the plane? Did it involve the engine(s) of the plane? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 450 Registered: 5-2003 |
Oooh! Is this a paper plane factory? No. Was he doing some type of inspection of the plane? Yes. Did it involve the engine(s) of the plane? Yes. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 127 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he supposed to check the interior of the jet engines? For which he would need a flashlight to check for debris? Damage to the impellers? Or cracks etc.? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 451 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he supposed to check the interior of the jet engines? Yes. For which he would need a flashlight Yes. to check for debris? Yope. Damage to the impellers? No. Or cracks etc.? No. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 129 Registered: 3-2006 |
To solve this puzzle do we need to specify the debris? Was he looking for birds? Other animals? Mechanical problems? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 453 Registered: 5-2003 |
To solve this puzzle do we need to specify the debris? The type of debris. Was he looking for birds? No. Other animals? No. Mechanical problems? Yope. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 132 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did he leave his flashlight in the engine? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 455 Registered: 5-2003 |
Yes. But why would you expect him not to? | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 137 Registered: 9-2008 |
Was he inspecting the remains of a plane that had just crashed? Did it crash because somebody had previously left something in the engine? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 457 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he inspecting the remains of a plane that had just crashed? No. Did it crash because somebody had previously left something in the engine? No. | ||
| Rubberduck (Rubberduck)
New member Username: Rubberduck Post Number: 134 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he supposed to leave his flashlight in the engine? If so, was the reason relevant? Was he supposed to remove his flashlight at some time? When he finished his work? When someone else finished their work? Before the plane took off? Did he forget to remove his flashlight? Did he cause damage to the engine? Did something go wrong with his flashlight? Did it stop working? Did the bulb burn out, batteries die? Is that why he left his flashlight there? To get new something to fix it? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 462 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he supposed to leave his flashlight in the engine? No. If so, was the reason relevant? Was he supposed to remove his flashlight at some time? Yes. When he finished his work? Yes. When someone else finished their work? No. Before the plane took off? No. Did he forget to remove his flashlight? Yes. Did he cause damage to the engine? Yes. Did something go wrong with his flashlight? Did it stop working? Did the bulb burn out, batteries die? Is that why he left his flashlight there? To get new something to fix it? No to all the above paragraph. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 471 Registered: 5-2003 |
Hint: He made an error. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 489 Registered: 5-2003 |
Another hint: What, specifically, was his job in relation to the engine? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1127 Registered: 12-2004 |
Inspector-General? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 496 Registered: 5-2003 |
Inspector-General? Close -- he was indeed an inspector. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1164 Registered: 12-2004 |
Inspector Gadget? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 499 Registered: 5-2003 |
Inspector Gadget? No. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1312 Registered: 12-2004 |
Did he work for Scotland Yard? An airplane factory? Something else? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1313 Registered: 12-2004 |
Oooooh! Even better. Perhaps his job was to make sure the airplanes were safe? And had no debris? And nobody left a flashlight in there? And he used a flashlight in this job? And he accidentally forgot it? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 510 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he work for Scotland Yard? An airplane factory? This. Something else? Oooooh! Even better. Perhaps his job was to make sure the airplanes were safe? And had no debris? And nobody left a flashlight in there? And he used a flashlight in this job? And he accidentally forgot it? You got it! Finally! Someone gets one of my puzzles! *************Spoiler************* At a particular aviation company, there was once a rash of accidents due to workers leaving leftover tools inside the inlets of enormous jet engines. When the engines were turned on for testing, the debris whirled around at high speed and destroyed the valuable machinery. Eventually, it was decided that one engineer would enter the inlet with a flashlight and confirm personally, in writing, that no tools had been left behind. After the next disaster, it turned out the inspector had forgotten his flashlight. | ||
| Rcs (Rcs)
New member Username: Rcs Post Number: 266 Registered: 9-2008 |
And did this really happen? Was there a news story of some sort that this was based on, or did you make it all up? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 513 Registered: 5-2003 |
It's from a factual, humorous book on engineering goofups, so I assume it occurred at Lockheed or somewhere. |
