| Author | Message | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1163 Registered: 10-2008 |
So it turns out the banana did it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 114 Registered: 4-2010 |
Banana = the fruit? Was a crime committed? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1172 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Banana = the fruit? Yes. Was a crime committed? Noish. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 122 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hmmm... Does it involve a guy dressed in a banana suit? Is there only 1 person involved? More than 1? 5? 10? 50? 100? Is death involved? Sickness? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1175 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Hmmm... Does it involve a guy dressed in a banana suit? No, unfortunately. Is there only 1 person involved? More than 1? 5? 10? Ten to twenty-ish. 50? 100? Is death involved? Noish. Sickness? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 131 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the banana do something good? Bad? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1177 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Did the banana do something good? Bad? This, kind of. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1798 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the whole banana do it? Or just the peel? Or the fruit itself? Is the slipperiness of banana peels relevant? Could an apple have done it? Or a banana made of plastic? Is a prank relevant? Practical joke? | ||
| Deathateaster (Deathateaster)
New member Username: Deathateaster Post Number: 265 Registered: 5-2007 |
Michael Jackson's song Smooth Criminal relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1178 Registered: 10-2008 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) Did the whole banana do it? Good question. I suppose the whole banana did it, inasmuch as a banana can do anything, but one part(ish) is relevant. Or just the peel? No. Or the fruit itself? No. Is the slipperiness of banana peels relevant? No, but good thought. Could an apple have done it? Yes. Or a banana made of plastic? No, good q. Is a prank relevant? Practical joke? No to rest. Deathateaster (Deathateaster) Michael Jackson's song Smooth Criminal relevant? Not particularly, nor is the Alien Ant Farm cover. =) | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1800 Registered: 9-2009 |
Smoothies relevant? Was the banana eaten? Did it ruin something? Did some undesirable part of the banana get into a food product? | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 38 Registered: 4-2010 |
The people involved, were they H? A? M/F? Or mixed? Is it relevant? Was there any harm caused to them? Did "banana's act" made them angry? sad? unhappy? Was banana on tree when it did it? Did it involved banana falling off the tree? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 481 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is naturally occurring alcohol in bananas relevant? Fruits ripening and going bad in presence of bananas? Fruit flies and other insects attracted by bananas? Bananas used as party symbol in presidential elections in Africa ( about half a year ago, as I recall )? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1179 Registered: 10-2008 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) Smoothies relevant? No. Was the banana eaten? No. Did it ruin something? No. Did some undesirable part of the banana get into a food product? No. Viniter (Viniter) The people involved, were they H? Yes. A? Yes, or close to it. M/F? Or mixed? This. Is it relevant? Not really. Was there any harm caused to them? No. Did "banana's act" made them angry? sad? unhappy? No. Was banana on tree when it did it? No. Did it involved banana falling off the tree? No. Emeraldink (Emeraldink) Is naturally occurring alcohol in bananas relevant? No, interesting thought. Fruits ripening and going bad in presence of bananas? No. Fruit flies and other insects attracted by bananas? No. Bananas used as party symbol in presidential elections in Africa ( about half a year ago, as I recall )? No, all good ideas! I'm thinking I threw y'all off with the "Noish" to "was a crime committed?" It's literally a no, but crime is involved. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 483 Registered: 4-2007 |
Was banana used to imitate a weapon? What was the main feature of banana that made it suitable to be used in the way it was: being a fruit? being yellow? its shape? its size? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2670 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the Monty Python sketch where John Cleese teaches his students to defend themselves against someone armed with a banana relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1183 Registered: 10-2008 |
Emeraldink (Emeraldink) Was banana used to imitate a weapon? No. What was the main feature of banana that made it suitable to be used in the way it was: being a fruit? being yellow? its shape? its size? No to all, though there is a feature that makes a banana more suitable than something else. Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) Is the Monty Python sketch where John Cleese teaches his students to defend themselves against someone armed with a banana relevant? No, but I love that one. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 191 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it the fact that a banana peels easily? Was the banana peel what "did it"? The fruit itself? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1185 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Was it the fact that a banana peels easily? No. Was the banana peel what "did it"? No. The fruit itself? Yesish. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1930 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the banana used as a prop? Is it peeled? Altered in some way? Thrown or dropped? Is its smell relevant? Its ability to attract tons of tiny flies? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1187 Registered: 10-2008 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) Is the banana used as a prop? Noish. Is it peeled? Yes. Altered in some way? Yes. Thrown or dropped? No. Is its smell relevant? No. Its ability to attract tons of tiny flies? No. =) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 273 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the banana sliced? Cooked? Put in a smoothie? A banana split? Is it eaten? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 524 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is there just one person directly interacting with the banana? Two? All 10-20 people? Is this person/people touching it? sniffing it? peeling it? intending to eat it? intending for someone else to eat it? using it for performance art? using it to make something? combining it with other objects/fruit? If not everyone is directly interacting with the banana, are the others watching? Or just affected by what happens? When the banana "does it," it is peeled, correct? Is it otherwise intact and banana-shaped? Is it bruised? mashed? sliced? underripe/overripe? Is the peel still attached at the bottom? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1188 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is there just one person directly interacting with the banana? Two? All 10-20 people? This. Is this person/people touching it? sniffing it? peeling it? intending to eat it? intending for someone else to eat it? using it for performance art? No to all! using it to make something? Yesish. combining it with other objects/fruit? Yes, for svv of objects. If not everyone is directly interacting with the banana, are the others watching? Some may be doing this. Or just affected by what happens? Not really. When the banana "does it," it is peeled, correct? No, again, given that a banana can't really "do it." Is it otherwise intact and banana-shaped? Is it bruised? mashed? At some point, yes. sliced? underripe/overripe? Is the peel still attached at the bottom? No to rest. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 312 Registered: 4-2010 |
Um, I think you missed my questions. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1750 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does this puzzle have anything to do with the latex/sap that oozes out of banana plants? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1190 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Um, I think you missed my questions. Sorry, Balin, didn't see 'em! Is the banana sliced? Cooked? Put in a smoothie? A banana split? Is it eaten? No to all. Noel (Noel) Does this puzzle have anything to do with the latex/sap that oozes out of banana plants? Nope. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 363 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is someone injured? Killed? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 532 Registered: 6-2009 |
Okay, so they're using it to make something - sort of. But not a food product, correct? And they're not touching it at all. This doesn't have anything to do with bananas as a phallic symbol, does it? Is the banana still on a banana tree? Wind or weather relevant? Does this scene take place outdoors? Does someone step on the banana? Sit on it? Kick it? Does it get planted (I assume bananas can be planted) and grow a new banana tree? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1191 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is someone injured? Killed? Hm...yope. Not literally. But murder is the crime. Ohlala8 (Ohlala8) Okay, so they're using it to make something - sort of. There is a final product. But not a food product, correct? Yes. And they're not touching it at all. This doesn't have anything to do with bananas as a phallic symbol, does it? Heh, no. Is the banana still on a banana tree? No. Wind or weather relevant? No. Does this scene take place outdoors? No. Does someone step on the banana? Sit on it? Kick it? Does it get planted (I assume bananas can be planted) and grow a new banana tree? No to rest. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 228 Registered: 5-2010 |
Is there a play involved? Or a movie? Are they using the banana as the foley (sound effect) of someone getting killed? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 472 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there more than one banana involved? Is a game being played? Is there an attempt at murder? Using a banana as a weapon? Did someone hold up a bank, then try to pull out a gun to shoot the teller, but pulled out a banana instead? And "shot" that? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1199 Registered: 10-2008 |
It_so_happened (It_so_happened) Is there a play involved? Or a movie? Are they using the banana as the foley (sound effect) of someone getting killed? No to all. Balin (Balin) Is there more than one banana involved? Possibly. Is a game being played? In a sense. Is there an attempt at murder? No. Using a banana as a weapon? No. Did someone hold up a bank, then try to pull out a gun to shoot the teller, but pulled out a banana instead? And "shot" that? No, but funny image. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 486 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there a reenactment of some sort? Is the banana representing a gun? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1200 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is there a reenactment of some sort? No, though it might be loosely described as acting something out. Is the banana representing a gun? Not at all. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 493 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is juggling involved? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1202 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is juggling involved? No. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 538 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is the "final product" tangible? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1211 Registered: 10-2008 |
Ohlala8 (Ohlala8) Is the "final product" tangible? It is, in fact, though just barely. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 538 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the banana shot from a cannon? Blown up? Destroyed in some way? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1213 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the banana shot from a cannon? No. Blown up? Nope. Destroyed in some way? I think "mashed" was the best way to describe it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 592 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it mashed with an object you'd expect to be used to mash a banana? Or something completely unorthodox, like a sledgehammer? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2721 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the banana smoked? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1215 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Was it mashed with an object you'd expect to be used to mash a banana? Several objects could be used, but yes, probably nothing unusual. Or something completely unorthodox, like a sledgehammer? No. Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo) Is the banana smoked? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 622 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the mashing object a kitchen utensil? Something else found in the kitchen? Is this important? | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 64 Registered: 4-2010 |
So the final product is mashed banana? Does it contents mashed banana? Is it some kind of liquid made out of banana? Is it unintentionally consumed by someone? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1218 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Was the mashing object a kitchen utensil? Could be. Something else found in the kitchen? Is this important? Not really. Viniter (Viniter) So the final product is mashed banana? Not exactly. Does it contain mashed banana? Yes. Is it some kind of liquid made out of banana? Partly, yes. Is it unintentionally consumed by someone? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 690 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the banana consumed in any way? Did someone drink it? Was it part of a smoothie? A milkshake? Was it poisoned? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1220 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the banana consumed in any way? No. Did someone drink it? Was it part of a smoothie? A milkshake? Was it poisoned? No to all. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 812 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are people touching the banana? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 549 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is the substance that contains mashed banana a solid? liquid? gas? Is it in a container? On a surface? On the ground? Coating something? On someone's skin? | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 66 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it part of some kind of body lotion? Does it causes some side effects, rash, allergic reaction? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1223 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Are people touching the banana? Probably not. Ohlala8 (Ohlala8) Is the substance that contains mashed banana a solid? liquid? Thisish...it's mushy. =) gas? Is it in a container? \b[Yes.} On a surface? On the ground? Coating something? On someone's skin? No to rest. Viniter (Viniter) Is it part of some kind of body lotion? Does it causes some side effects, rash, allergic reaction? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1000 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the substance edible? Yogurt? Baby food? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1226 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the substance edible? No. Yogurt? Baby food? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 553 Registered: 6-2009 |
While in the container, was the substance bought/sold? Was it intended as a cosmetic? skin care? hair care? lubricant? fuel source? artistic medium? fertilizer? building material? adhesive? (Man, where's an LTPF list of uses for mushy stuff when you need one?) Would it be helpful to try to guess what else was in the substance? Other fruits? Vegetables? Plant matter? Animal matter? Chemicals? Was the substance supposed to contain mashed banana? Was mashed banana the primary ingredient? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1228 Registered: 10-2008 |
Ohlala8 (Ohlala8) While in the container, was the substance bought/sold? No. Was it intended as a cosmetic? skin care? hair care? lubricant? fuel source? artistic medium? fertilizer? building material? adhesive? (Man, where's an LTPF list of uses for mushy stuff when you need one?) I think you're creating one now! But no to all. Would it be helpful to try to guess what else was in the substance? It might help find the answer, but it's not quite integral to the puzzle statement. It'll also be very hard to guess. Other fruits? Vegetables? Plant matter? Animal matter? Chemicals? This. Was the substance supposed to contain mashed banana? Yes. Was mashed banana the primary ingredient? This and one other, with trace amounts of two other substances. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1176 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the second primary ingredient harmful to humans? Is it radioactive? Was the substance spilled? Was it completely liquefied? Or was it pulpy? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 566 Registered: 6-2009 |
Were the people ever intending to take it out of the container? If so, was it supposed to be poured/scooped into another container? Spread onto something? Disposed of? Was it a waste material? A fuel source? Is the banana used to neutralize the second ingredient? Potassium relevant? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 508 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the banana-mash-based substance a substitute for something else? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1232 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the second primary ingredient harmful to humans? It can be. Is it radioactive? No. Was the substance spilled? No. Was it completely liquefied? Or was it pulpy? This. Ohlala8 (Ohlala8) Were the people ever intending to take it out of the container? Yesish. If so, was it supposed to be poured/scooped into another container? Partly, but not poured or scooped. Spread onto something? Possibly. Disposed of? Eventually. Was it a waste material? A fuel source? Is the banana used to neutralize the second ingredient? Potassium relevant? No to rest. Emeraldink (Emeraldink) Is the banana-mash-based substance a substitute for something else? Good question. I'll say yope. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 618 Registered: 6-2009 |
Is the container of mushy stuff bigger than a baseball? A basketball? A microwave? A person? A car? Same question for the second container that the stuff will be put into. | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1237 Registered: 10-2008 |
Ohlala8 (Ohlala8) Is the container of mushy stuff bigger than a baseball? No. A basketball? A microwave? A person? A car? Same question for the second container that the stuff will be put into. Also small. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 826 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the banana mash being used to make some kind of alcohol? to "cut" some kind of drug (pharmaceutical or recreational)? as bait for some kind of pest? I know those are random, but those are what come to mind right now... | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1239 Registered: 10-2008 |
Biograd (Biograd) Is the banana mash being used to make some kind of alcohol? No, but alcohol is involved. to "cut" some kind of drug (pharmaceutical or recreational)? No. as bait for some kind of pest? No. I know those are random, but those are what come to mind right now... That's often the bast way to do it. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 844 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the era of Prohibition relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1242 Registered: 10-2008 |
Biograd (Biograd) Is the era of Prohibition relevant? Nope. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1599 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the banana being used to conceal the alcohol? To make it more potent? Less? In a drink of some sort? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1245 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the banana being used to conceal the alcohol? To make it more potent? Less? In a drink of some sort? No to all. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1694 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are any of the people involved drunk? Has the alcohol been consumed yet? Is it in a bottle? Can? Glass? Barrel? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1248 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Are any of the people involved drunk? No. Has the alcohol been consumed yet? No, and FA behind these questions. Is it in a bottle? Can? Glass? Thisish. Barrel? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1988 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the alcohol consumed at all? Is it intended for consumption? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1251 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the alcohol consumed at all? No. Is it intended for consumption? Nope. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2028 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the alcohol intended for medicinal purposes? Cosmetics (like beer shampoo)? For [LTPF list of vodka myths tested on MythBusters]? For use by a person? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2029 Registered: 4-2010 |
...as weed killer? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1255 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the alcohol intended for medicinal purposes? No. Cosmetics (like beer shampoo)? No. For [LTPF list of vodka myths tested on MythBusters]? I'm fairly certain they never tested this; in fact, Adam and Jamie probably already know this usage of alcohol works. For use by a person? A person does use it for something... ...as weed killer? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2120 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does a person use it on themselves? On another item? On another person? Is the banana the component that causes this alcohol use to work? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1257 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Does a person use it on themselves? On another item? Thisish. On another person? Is the banana the component that causes this alcohol use to work? Not exactly, they are used together for a certain effect. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2206 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it used to polish something? Remove stains? Would the use be categorized as "housework"? | ||
| Cupofsun (Cupofsun)
New member Username: Cupofsun Post Number: 267 Registered: 12-2006 |
Ok, I'll jump in with something I'm surprised I haven't seen guessed yet: Are the hallucinogenic properties of banana peels involved at all? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1259 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is it used to polish something? Remove stains? Would the use be categorized as "housework"? No to all. Cupofsun (Cupofsun) Ok, I'll jump in with something I'm surprised I haven't seen guessed yet: Are the hallucinogenic properties of banana peels involved at all? No, but I learned a great urban legend today! *****************HINT As apologies for my lack of attention to this puzzle. The use of the banana is going to be really hard to guess cold. I'd investigate the "murder" and where we are. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2863 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Murder": does someone die? Is something destroyed? Does something die? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 1807 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the murder victim human? Is it a play or similar reenactment of a murder? Is the pulped banana yellow in colour? Whitish? Reddish? Greenish? Is the victim another fruit? Is the killer a fruit? Is the pulped banana used as an eco-friendly substitute for the lead piping in a game of Cluedo? Are people dressed up as fruit? Are we in a school playground? In a school play? A murder weekend at a hotel? A hospital? Is fake blood relevant? Is the mushy banana intended to resemble something else? Are plasters (eg band-aids) relevant at all? Is the pulpy banana smeared on to anyone's skin? Are allergies relevant? Does anyone exchange the pulpy banana for some other substance at any time? Are chocolate liqueurs relevant at all? Does the banana come to light as a result of forensic research? Is there a banana stain on some fabric? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1262 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) "Murder": does someone die? No, but it's referring to a human victim. Is something destroyed? No. Does something die? No. Woodworm (Woodworm) Is the murder victim human? Yes, keeping in mind that no actual killing takes place. Is it a play or similar reenactment of a murder? Yesish, I wouldn't call it a play or reenactment though. Is the pulped banana yellow in colour? Probably this, irr. Whitish? Reddish? Greenish? Is the victim another fruit? No. Is the killer a fruit? It seemingly turns out to be, yes. Is the pulped banana used as an eco-friendly substitute for the lead piping in a game of Cluedo? Haha, no. Are people dressed up as fruit? No. Are we in a school playground? In a school play? A murder weekend at a hotel? A hospital? No to all. Is fake blood relevant? No. Is the mushy banana intended to resemble something else? Yesish. Are plasters (eg band-aids) relevant at all? No. Is the pulpy banana smeared on to anyone's skin? No. Are allergies relevant? No. Does anyone exchange the pulpy banana for some other substance at any time? No. Are chocolate liqueurs relevant at all? No, but tasty. Does the banana come to light as a result of forensic research? Yes! ish! Is there a banana stain on some fabric? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3366 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the banana visible to the naked eye? Is it only seen through the use of an ultraviolet light? Is the banana mixed with something else? Is the banana touched? Seen? Smelled? Heard (don't know how that could be possible, but why not)? Tasted? Is chemical analysis relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1265 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the banana visible to the naked eye? Yes. Is it only seen through the use of an ultraviolet light? No. Is the banana mixed with something else? Yes, alcohol and small amounts of other chemicals. Is the banana touched? Seen? Just this, as far as what's relevant. Smelled? Probably this too. Heard (don't know how that could be possible, but why not I'm imagining some kind of squishy noise...=))? Tasted? Is chemical analysis relevant? Yes, for svv or "chemical analysis." | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3379 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is DNA being extracted from the banana? I heard something along the lines of humans share 50% of DNA with bananas - is this relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1271 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is DNA being extracted from the banana? Yes! I heard something along the lines of humans share 50% of DNA with bananas - is this relevant? No, although I wouldn't doubt that's true. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3401 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there a criminal investigation going on? A scientific experiment? A mock investigation? Is this at a school? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1279 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is there a criminal investigation going on? Noish. A scientific experiment? Yesish. A mock investigation? Yes. Is this at a school? Yes! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3412 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this a mock murder at a school? And part of the "investigation" involves forensic experience? (My school did something similar to this a couple years ago - sans banana, of course - and it was awesome!) | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1281 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is this a mock murder at a school? Not exactly. Seems all that's left to find out is what exactly the students are doing. And part of the "investigation" involves forensic experience? (My school did something similar to this a couple years ago - sans banana, of course - and it was awesome!) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3438 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this a mock criminal investigation? Of theft? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1282 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is this a mock criminal investigation? Yope. Of theft? No, of murder. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3515 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they finding out the (mock) cause of death? Another part of the investigation? Is the banana an important clue? The banana DNA? Is it solely banana DNA? Or is there other DNA mixed in? Relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1283 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Are they finding out the (mock) cause of death? Noish. Another part of the investigation? Yes, exactly. It's just one part of a mock investigation. Is the banana an important clue? No. The banana DNA? Yope. Is it solely banana DNA? Yes. Or is there other DNA mixed in? No. Relevant? Yes, I suppose it wouldn't work if there was other DNA. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3518 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are they going to use the banana DNA to obtain a clue? Use it for other forensic work? Fingerprints relevant? DNA (other than the banana DNA)? Ballistics? Hair analysis? Fiber analysis? Is a mass spectrometer relevant? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1287 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Are they going to use the banana DNA to obtain a clue? Yesish, DOYD of clue. Use it for other forensic work? Yesish. Fingerprints relevant? DNA (other than the banana DNA)? Ballistics? Hair analysis? Fiber analysis? Is a mass spectrometer relevant? Yes! No to rest. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3579 Registered: 4-2010 |
NCIS finally pays off... Are they determining the components of a certain item? Of the banana? Of something the banana was on? Had the banana been mashed into something? Like a rug? And it's now being determined what the material consisted of? What other things were mashed into the material? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1290 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) NCIS finally pays off... Mark Harmon makes all of our lives better, in some way or another. Are they determining the components of a certain item? Of the banana? Noish. Of something the banana was on? Had the banana been mashed into something? Like a rug? And it's now being determined what the material consisted of? What other things were mashed into the material? No to all. | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1293 Registered: 10-2008 |
*********************RECAP So it turns out the banana did it. The banana did not literally do anything, but the "it" refers to murder. At some point in this story, the banana is mashed up and mixed with alcohol and small amounts of a few other ingredients. It is not intended for consumption, and indeed the banana is not consumed at any point. There is a mock murder investigation of sorts going on in a school. Only one specific part of the investigation is being imitated. A mass spectrometer is involved. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3820 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the banana DNA extraction provide important evidence? The key evidence? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1298 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Did the banana DNA extraction provide important evidence? Yes. The key evidence? Yes; the only evidence they're after in fact. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3830 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the evidence DNA evidence? From a person? Thing? Fingerprints? Hair analysis? Fiber analysis? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1300 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the evidence DNA evidence? Yes. From a person? Thing? This. Fingerprints? Hair analysis? Fiber analysis? No to rest. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 3904 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the evidence from a plant? Animal? From a banana? From a weapon? From a living thing? A person? The killer? The victim? | ||
| Lordofthegeeks1000 (Lordofthegeeks1000)
New member Username: Lordofthegeeks1000 Post Number: 33 Registered: 1-2010 |
Is it a school of forensic study? Or detective work? (I don't know if such schools are common...) Is the investigation for educational purposes? Is it just recreational? Is the type of alcohol relevant? Is the type of container relevant? Does the banana mixture represent a mock poison, and the second container is one of several which could be the poison, to be tested by the group? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1302 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Is the evidence from a plant? Yes. Animal? From a banana? Yes. From a weapon? From a living thing? A person? The killer? Yesish. The victim? No to rest. Lordofthegeeks1000 (Lordofthegeeks1000) Is it a school of forensic study? Or detective work? (I don't know if such schools are common...) Not necessarily, it could be many schools. Is the investigation for educational purposes? Yes. Is it just recreational? In that there's no real urgency, yes. Is the type of alcohol relevant? Yesish. Is the type of container relevant? Not really. Does the banana mixture represent a mock poison, and the second container is one of several which could be the poison, to be tested by the group? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 4489 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the killer leave his/her DNA on the banana? By only eating part of it? Or possibly on the peel? | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1305 Registered: 10-2008 |
Balin (Balin) Did the killer leave his/her DNA on the banana? By only eating part of it? Or possibly on the peel? No to all. I'm planning to sp0i1 this rotten puzzle and move on with life, unless there are any objections? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5595 Registered: 4-2010 |
Feel free - the puzzle was certainly not rotten, but the banana was getting there. Had a lot of fun with this one! | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1308 Registered: 10-2008 |
I feel all the elements are there, and any further questioning would be nit-picking, so... *******************SPOILER A college biology class is investigating DNA, and to make the necessary lab classes a little more fun, the instructor devises a mock murder investigation. A sample of the "murderer's" DNA is recovered from the scene, and the class must find out whether the "suspect's" DNA matches it. Of course, a bunch of undergrads aren't going to be playing with human tissue; the suspect is actually a banana, one of the easiest organisms to extract DNA from. All that's necessary, in fact, is to toss a banana in a blender with ethyl alcohol and a few other easy-to-get chemicals. The DNA will precipitate to the surface as a mass of thin threads, that can be spooled out on a glass rod. The students perform a few more procedures to purify and observe the DNA, then stick it in a mass spectrometer. The mass spec is a machine commonly used on CSI-type shows, that shows a unique image of any DNA, represented as a series of short, glowing lines in a vertical column. The class creates this image from the banana DNA, and matches it against the DNA image the teacher supplies as the murderers'. They are identical, and so the class promptly concludes that the banana did it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5691 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nice one! True story? If so, that sounds like a whole lot of fun. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 342 Registered: 9-2010 |
*has visions of rampaging Killer Banana* Hey...if the banana killed Frosted Flakes, would that make it a 'cereal killer'? Ok, sorry for the bad pun :-D | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1311 Registered: 10-2008 |
It's a slightly fictionalized version of a lab I took part in. I'm sure this exact one was done somewhere, though. It's lots of fun, especially if you can put on black-lights and techno and pretend you're a sexy CSI person. Kaylee, I was so waiting for someone to make that pun. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 360 Registered: 9-2010 |
You're welcome, Gourami...I think :-D |
