| Author | Message | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1784 Registered: 9-2009 |
It was a fairly routine job, he had done things like this many times before. But this time he died. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 109 Registered: 4-2010 |
He: H? A? M? Did his job typically involve danger? Was he a skydiver? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1785 Registered: 9-2009 |
He: H? A? M? Yes to all. Did his job typically involve danger? No. Was he a skydiver? Haha, no. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2209 Registered: 11-2008 |
he = he? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1787 Registered: 9-2009 |
he = he? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2212 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does he do it as part of his profession? Hobby? Does he work for the police? Bomb squad? Army? Electricity company? | ||
| Namtip (Namtip)
New member Username: Namtip Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he like doing the job? Did he die because of something he did? Or because of what someone else did? Did the job involve other people in some way? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1788 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does he do it as part of his profession? This. Hobby? Does he work for the police? Bomb squad? Army? Electricity company? Neither. Did he like doing the job? Irr. Did he die because of something he did? Yes. Or because of what someone else did? Noish. Did the job involve other people in some way? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 124 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he working alone when he died? Was he even working when he died? Did he die because he neglected to do something? Did he do something he shouldn't have? Did he do something unnecessary? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1789 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he working alone Yes, but... when he died? Was he even working when he died?...he wasn't working when he died. Did he die because he neglected to do something? Yope. Did he do something he shouldn't have? Yes. Did he do something unnecessary? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 126 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he die because of something he did while working? Did he die after the job was complete? Did he complete the job? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 127 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it normally a one-man job? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1791 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he die because of something he did while working? Did he die after the job was complete? Did he complete the job? Yes to all. Was it normally a one-man job? Not neccessarily. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2239 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was it a job which is generally considered to be dangerous? Was he killed by a person? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1801 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was it a job which is generally considered to be dangerous? Possibly, but less dangerous than the ones already mentioned. Was he killed by a person? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2241 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does the job consist in repairing something? Dealing with people? Is it likely he was a state employee? Would the job possibly require university education? Vocational training? Is it a very qualified job? A long shot in the dark: is he a driver? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1802 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does the job consist in repairing something? No, quite the opposite. Dealing with people? Is it likely he was a state employee? No to both. Would the job possibly require university education? No. Vocational training? Yes. Is it a very qualified job? I'd say medium. A long shot in the dark: is he a driver? No. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2010 |
So he...destroys things? Building Demolition? Garbage man? Did he do something different this time? Or was there something different about what he did it to? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1808 Registered: 9-2009 |
So he...destroys things? Pretty much. Building Demolition? Indeed. Garbage man? No. Did he do something different this time? No. Or was there something different about what he did it to? Yes. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 16 Registered: 5-2010 |
So a building demolition man does his routine demolition to a particular building whose attributes later caused his death? Was there some kind of poisonous material involved in the making of the building? Asbestos? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1809 Registered: 9-2009 |
So a building demolition man does his routine demolition to a particular building whose attributes later caused his death? Yesish - this particular demolition job is demolition of a bridge. Was there some kind of poisonous material involved in the making of the building? Yes! Asbestos? But no. Tip: To keep the puzzle from devolving into random guessing of hazardous substances, you may want to find out what exactly he did, and how he died. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 19 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he demolish with a wrecking ball? Explosives? Sledgehammer? Did he die as a direct result of the poisonous substance? Contact with skin? Inhaling? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1812 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he demolish with a wrecking ball? Explosives? Sledgehammer? Neither. Did he die as a direct result of the poisonous substance? Yes. Contact with skin? Inhaling? This. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 22 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is location or type of bridge relevant? His method of demolition is relevant? Vehicle, such as bulldozer or excavator? Mechainical deconstruction? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1814 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is location or type of bridge relevant? Type only. His method of demolition is relevant? Yes. Vehicle, such as bulldozer or excavator? No. Mechanical deconstruction? Can you clarify? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 25 Registered: 5-2010 |
Mechanical deconstruction: Did he disassemble the bridge, in a manner similar to it's construction, only in reverse? Is it a suspension bridge? A railway bridge? Is it designed to carry vehicles? Pedestrians? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1816 Registered: 9-2009 |
Mechanical deconstruction: Did he disassemble the bridge, in a manner similar to it's construction, only in reverse? Not exactly, but not far from it. Is it a suspension bridge? A railway bridge? Either this Is it designed to carry vehicles? Or this. Pedestrians? But the exact purpose of the bridge is irrelevant, other aspects are more relevant. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 40 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is it relevant what the bridge was over? Water? Land? A road? Length relevant? Height relevant? Any specific materials relevant (other than the poisonous one)? Did he use tools? Is that relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1841 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it relevant what the bridge was over? Water? Land? A road? Length relevant? Height relevant? Mostly only relevant that it was of considerable size. Any specific materials relevant (other than the poisonous one)? Yes. Did he use tools? Is that relevant? Yes to both. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 48 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he use hand tools? Power tools? Specific tool relevant? Materials in bridge: Wood? Concrete? Asphalt? Steel? Other metal? Stone? Was the amount of time in which he took to demolish it relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1843 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he use hand tools? No. Power tools? Hm, not sure if it could be called a power tool. Specific tool relevant? Yes. Materials in bridge: Wood? Concrete? Asphalt? Steel? This. Other metal? And this. Stone? Was the amount of time in which he took to demolish it relevant? FA - he did not demolish all of the bridge. The amount of time for his particular part of the demolition job is relevant. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2010 |
Taking out rivets? Is radioactivity involved? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1844 Registered: 9-2009 |
Taking out rivets? Close. Is radioactivity involved? No. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 57 Registered: 5-2010 |
So... are rivets involved? Bolts? Nails? Screws? Similar fastening device? Did he remove them? Somehow render them useless? Was he doing something to the girders? Trusses? Beams? Piers? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1867 Registered: 9-2009 |
So... are rivets involved? Bolts? This. Nails? Screws? Similar fastening device? Did he remove them? Yes. Somehow render them useless? The removal method did this, yes. Was he doing something to the girders? Trusses? Beams? Piers? He was salvaging some guard rails, but that's not important. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 63 Registered: 5-2010 |
Ok, not knowing much about heavy structural construction (or deconstruction)... Did he have some sort of socket drill to turn the bolts out? Is there a particular nature to the machine that still needs to be figured out? Were the bolts themselves of a poisonous nature? What the bolts were coming out of a poisonous material? Did removing the bolts create a dust of sorts that he inhaled? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1870 Registered: 9-2009 |
Ok, not knowing much about heavy structural construction (or deconstruction)... Did he have some sort of socket drill to turn the bolts out? No. Is there a particular nature to the machine that still needs to be figured out? Yes indeed. Were the bolts themselves of a poisonous nature? Yes! The bolts were plated with toxic cadmium metal. What the bolts were coming out of a poisonous material? No. Did removing the bolts create a dust of sorts that he inhaled? Yesish! Almost there! Hint: grinding dust would probably be to coarse to become inhaled in lethal doses - so what did he do to the bolts? | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 68 Registered: 5-2010 |
Did he pulverize them? Melt them? And he inhaled the steam (or whatever you call that)? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1881 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he pulverize them? Melt them? I'll call this close enough - he used a cutting torch. And he inhaled the steam (or whatever you call that)? Vapor. **SPOILER** Cadmium Related Fatality April 21, 1992, a worker used an oxyacetylene torch to perform demolition work on a bridge which spanned a creek. He was to salvage guardrails on the bridge and to also salvage a gauge shelter which was mounted on a platform next to the bridge. With no respiratory protection, he spent the morning cutting anchor posts and bolts to remove the bridge rails; these were later found to be cadmium-coated. After lunch, he worked to remove the gauge shelter which was anchored to the platform on both an exterior and interior flange. Wearing no respirator, the worker entered the shelter and cut the bolts with the torch; these were galvanized. The employee felt ill after coming out of the shelter. His condition continued to worsen; he was hospitalized and died May 13, 1992. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 78 Registered: 5-2010 |
Yes, "vapor" is the word I sought. Nice puzzle! I thought I'd never get it. |
