| Author | Message | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4541 Registered: 9-2009 |
At that moment, I felt superior to everyone else. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1043 Registered: 7-2010 |
Physically superior? Intellectually superior? Financially superior? Morally superior? Superior in looks? Superior in taste? Superior in etiquette? Did you do something particularly well? Did the others do something particularly bad? Everyone else = ...people in general? ...the persons around you (indoors? outdoors? relevant?) ...people who were doing something similar to you (did you do it as a group? independently?) | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4542 Registered: 9-2009 |
Physically superior? This, no to the others. Intellectually superior? Financially superior? Morally superior? Superior in looks? Superior in taste? Superior in etiquette? Did you do something particularly well? Yes. Did the others do something particularly bad? No. Everyone else = ...people in general? ...the persons around you This. (indoors? outdoors? This. relevant? Yes.) ...people who were doing something similar to you Yes. (did you do it as a group? independently? This.) | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1044 Registered: 7-2010 |
Were you taking part in a competition? Sports relevant? A bet relevant? Did you set a record? Did you win? Repeatedly? In several disciplines? Did you feel superior in any of these? Strength Speed Skillfulness | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4543 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were you taking part in a competition? Sports relevant? A bet relevant? Did you set a record? Did you win? Repeatedly? In several disciplines? No to all. Did you feel superior in any of these? Strength Speed A bit of this... Skillfulness ...but mostly this. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1045 Registered: 7-2010 |
Were you the only one able to do something? The only one who could do something within a certain time? Were you helping the others? Were the others H/A/Ms? Opening something relevant? Building something relevant? Setting up something relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4548 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were you the only one able to do something? Yesish. The only one who could do something within a certain time? No. Were you helping the others? No. Were the others H/A/Ms? H, mostly, irr Opening something relevant? No. Building something relevant? No. Setting up something relevant? No. | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 522 Registered: 8-2011 |
Hmm... reminds me of a recent puzzle involving beach balls and Bibles. Were you trying to get something? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4554 Registered: 9-2009 |
Hmm... reminds me of a recent puzzle involving beach balls and Bibles. Were you trying to get something? No. | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 20 Registered: 11-2011 |
Are you female? Male? Are the others around you all humans? All females? All males Both sexes? Are there animals involved too? Did it involve water? Or a ground event? Was it obvious you were superior before hand? Did what made you feel superior involve the addition of an object? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4558 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are you female? Male? This. Are the others around you all humans? Yes. All females? All males Both sexes? This. Are there animals involved too? No. Did it involve water? Yes. Or a ground event? Yes. Was it obvious you were superior before hand? No. Did what made you feel superior involve the addition of an object? An object is involved. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15849 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is you-know-what relevant? Not that you-know-what, but the you-know-what that's always asked about a Galfisk puzzle... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 5026 Registered: 9-2010 |
you mean skydiving, Balin? =) | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 24 Registered: 11-2011 |
Should I focus on the object involved? If so here goes: Is the object something you can hold? step or stand on? get into? pull or push? Lift? Hang from? use like a hammer or some other tool? expel something from? break up? fill with something? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4559 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is you-know-what relevant? No, not this time ;-) Should I focus on the object involved? Yes. If so here goes: Is the object something you can hold? No. step or stand on? Yesish. get into? No. pull or push? Yes. Lift? Yes. Hang from? No. use like a hammer or some other tool? No. expel something from? No. break up? No. fill with something? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15881 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the object meant to be stepped/stood on? Lifted? Pulled/pushed? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4563 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the object meant to be stepped/stood on? Noish. Lifted? Noish. Pulled/pushed? Yope. | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 37 Registered: 11-2011 |
Is the event that precipitated the feeling of superiorty a planned thing or something that happened unexpectantly: Like using some sort of implement to lift a truck up to save a kid? The object can be pushed or pulled so it IS moveable or at least parts of it is, right? Which is it? The entire object that is moveable? Or just parts of it? Could what he achieved have been accomplished without this object? Did he actually plan on using this object? Or did it just happen that it became a freakish or lucky part of the event? Does heat or cold play into this? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4564 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the event that precipitated the feeling of superiorty a planned thing Noish. or something that happened unexpectantly: Yesish. Like using some sort of implement to lift a truck up to save a kid? No. The object can be pushed or pulled so it IS moveable or at least parts of it is, right? Which is it? The entire object that is moveable? Or just parts of it? The entire object. Could what he achieved have been accomplished without this object? No. Did he actually plan on using this object? Yes. Or did it just happen that it became a freakish or lucky part of the event? No. Does heat or cold play into this? Yes. | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 40 Registered: 11-2011 |
Which is it? Heat? Cold? Did anyone fall into a frozen lake? Was fire involved? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4565 Registered: 9-2009 |
Which is it? Heat? Cold? This. No to all else. Did anyone fall into a frozen lake? Was fire involved? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 92 Registered: 11-2011 |
were you sledging? another activity in the snow? snowboarding? skiing? | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 78 Registered: 11-2011 |
Was a sled involved? Is it winter? Is ice involved? Does what season it is, matter? Did someone else's life benefit from what you did? More than one person? Did you save a life? Did this occur in a city like area? Country side? Mountains? Does snow play any part in this? Refrigerator? Was the object that you used a rope? A pick? A shovel? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4580 Registered: 9-2009 |
were you sledging? another activity in the snow? snowboarding? skiing? No to all. Was a sled involved? No. Is it winter? Almost. Is ice involved? Yes. Does what season it is, matter? Yes. Did someone else's life benefit from what you did? No. More than one person? So no. Did you save a life? No. Did this occur in a city like area? Yes. Country side? No. Mountains? No. Does snow play any part in this? No. Refrigerator? No. Was the object that you used a rope? No. A pick? No. A shovel? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 102 Registered: 11-2011 |
skating? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4584 Registered: 9-2009 |
skating? No. | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 81 Registered: 11-2011 |
Was someone else involved in this with you? Were you wearing all your clothes at the time? I'm thinking Polar Bear Club here, you know those people who swim in the freezing cold water. Anything like that? Was it something you physically sustained longer than any one else? This object you used, was it a tool, or an object that you used to serve as a tool? Did you use this object in water? On ice? Was it a snowboard? Skiis? possibly a surf board? Is it bigger than a foot? 2 feet? 3 feet? more than 3 feet? Does the size of it even matter? Is whatever you did something that encompassed a large area to do it in? Did doing it involve moving a distance? Or standing still? Was what you did done in reaction to something else? Did this action take longer than 10 minutes to do? Less than a minute? | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 82 Registered: 11-2011 |
Was someone else involved in this with you? Were you wearing all your clothes at the time? I'm thinking Polar Bear Club here, you know those people who swim in the freezing cold water. Anything like that? Was it something you physically sustained longer than any one else? This object you used, was it a tool, or an object that you used to serve as a tool? Did you use this object in water? On ice? Was it a snowboard? Skiis? possibly a surf board? Is it bigger than a foot? 2 feet? 3 feet? more than 3 feet? Does the size of it even matter? Is whatever you did something that encompassed a large area to do it in? Did doing it involve moving a distance? Or standing still? Was what you did done in reaction to something else? Did this action take longer than 10 minutes to do? Less than a minute? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4586 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was someone else involved in this with you? Noish. Were you wearing all your clothes at the time? Yes. I'm thinking Polar Bear Club here, you know those people who swim in the freezing cold water. Anything like that? No. Was it something you physically sustained longer than any one else? Yesish. This object you used, was it a tool, or an object that you used to serve as a tool? Tool is not the best word. I used the object as intended. Did you use this object in water? No. On ice? Yes. Was it a snowboard? No. Skiis? No. possibly a surf board? No. Is it bigger than a foot? Yes. 2 feet? Yes. 3 feet? Yes. more than 3 feet? Yes. Does the size of it even matter? Yes. Is whatever you did something that encompassed a large area to do it in? Yesish. Did doing it involve moving a distance? Yes. Or standing still? No. Was what you did done in reaction to something else? No. Did this action take longer than 10 minutes to do? No. Less than a minute? No, but it could. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2011 |
you must have been on a bicycle then? no? did you do the longest skid? lol | ||
| Chek101 (Chek101)
New member Username: Chek101 Post Number: 87 Registered: 11-2011 |
Was it important that the object you used be a certain size for it to serve the purpose you needed it for? Or did you use it BECAUSE of the size it was? Is the object designed for what you used it for? Is the object designed to move or to be stationary? Did it have wheels? Is it a ladder? Was there a hole in the ice? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4587 Registered: 9-2009 |
you must have been on a bicycle then? Yes indeed! no? did you do the longest skid? lol No. Was it important that the object you used be a certain size for it to serve the purpose you needed it for? Or did you use it BECAUSE of the size it was? The bicycle was the right size for me. Is the object designed for what you used it for? Yes. Is the object designed to move or to be stationary? Move. Did it have wheels? Yes. Is it a ladder? No, it's a bicycle ;-) Was there a hole in the ice? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2011 |
was it on solid ice, as in a frozen body of water, or a purpose built rink? or on an icy road/path? Was everybody else falling off their bikes? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4588 Registered: 9-2009 |
was it on solid ice, as in a frozen body of water, or a purpose built rink? No. or on an icy road/path? Yes. Was everybody else falling off their bikes? No, but... | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2341 Registered: 2-2011 |
were the others too scared to mount their bikes? did they get on their bikes but were unable to do what you did? did you cycle uphill? downhill? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4591 Registered: 9-2009 |
were the others too scared to mount their bikes? Yes. There were pedestrians also. did they get on their bikes but were unable to do what you did? No. did you cycle uphill? downhill? Neither, but irr. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2351 Registered: 2-2011 |
so is there a thing that both the other cyclists and the pedestrians couldn't do, or couldn't do as well as you? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4596 Registered: 9-2009 |
so is there a thing that both the other cyclists and the pedestrians couldn't do, or couldn't do as well as you? Yes, this. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4631 Registered: 9-2009 |
Hint: it is likely to happen again today. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2421 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it something that happens every Tuesday? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4637 Registered: 9-2009 |
is it something that happens every Tuesday? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 179 Registered: 11-2011 |
was there an alternative path (minus ice) that everyone took except yourself, perhaps a subway? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4653 Registered: 9-2009 |
was there an alternative path (minus ice) that everyone took except yourself, perhaps a subway? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 183 Registered: 11-2011 |
did everyone else wait for something to happen before attempting to navigate the icy path? did everyone else change the time of their journey? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4658 Registered: 9-2009 |
did everyone else wait for something to happen before attempting to navigate the icy path? No. did everyone else change the time of their journey? No. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2435 Registered: 2-2011 |
did everyone else decide just not to go? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4662 Registered: 9-2009 |
did everyone else decide just not to go? No, they did go, but... | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 206 Registered: 11-2011 |
they turned back? phoned for assistance? Got assistance? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2441 Registered: 2-2011 |
...but not on bicycles? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4674 Registered: 9-2009 |
they turned back? phoned for assistance? Got assistance? No to all. They did go...but not on bicycles? Indeed. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 221 Registered: 11-2011 |
I'm a bit unsure what is left to discover here - is it something to do with how 'they went'? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4679 Registered: 9-2009 |
A freezing rain is falling, covering the roads with a thin, wet layer of ice. Cyclists lead their bicycles, and pedestrians walk gingerly on the treacherous surface. The cars are driving slowly and carefully. I confidently weave between pedestrians and cars alike, eagelry pedaling my bicycle towards home. People look on in amazement, sometimes punctuated by sudden realization. I feel like a god among mortals. How? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 235 Registered: 11-2011 |
is there something different or special about your bike? Are you somehow making your path less treacherous? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4680 Registered: 9-2009 |
is there something different or special about your bike? Yes. Are you somehow making your path less treacherous? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 237 Registered: 11-2011 |
have you modified your bike deliberately? Or is it designed for this purpose, i.e. to ride on icy surfaces | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 591 Registered: 8-2011 |
haha- My first thought was that you were being chased by someone or something that frightened you more than the thought of slipping on the ice. Sorry. This is getting interesting, but I will wait until you've answered Andy's questions before submitting any of my own. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 249 Registered: 11-2011 |
did you let the air out of your tyres? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4681 Registered: 9-2009 |
have you modified your bike deliberately? Yes. Or is it designed for this purpose, i.e. to ride on icy surfaces? No. did you let the air out of your tyres? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 266 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it the tyres that are modified? does the modification improve the bike's traction? improve the conditions of the road? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4682 Registered: 9-2009 |
is it the tyres that are modified? Yesish. does the modification improve the bike's traction? Yes. improve the conditions of the road? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 273 Registered: 11-2011 |
have you replaced the original tyres with something else? (don't ask me what) do your tyres have covers on them? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4683 Registered: 9-2009 |
have you replaced the original tyres with something else? Indeed. (don't ask me what) do your tyres have covers on them? No. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 278 Registered: 11-2011 |
the replacements - would you even still call them tyres? have you made them yourself? bought them? are they specifically designed for this purpose? are they made partly from rubber? wood? metal? plastic? paper? cloth? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4684 Registered: 9-2009 |
the replacements - would you even still call them tyres? Yes. have you made them yourself? No. bought them? Yes. are they specifically designed for this purpose? Yes. are they made partly from rubber? Yes. wood? metal? Yes. plastic? paper? cloth? No to the others. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 281 Registered: 11-2011 |
are they tyres that are surrounded with metal chain? is there an exact name for the product you have installed that we need to find? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4685 Registered: 9-2009 |
are they tyres that are surrounded with metal chain? No. is there an exact name for the product you have installed that we need to find? You don't need an exact name, just a description. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 284 Registered: 11-2011 |
do the tyres have metal studs or spikes? is the tread really thick and irregular? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2471 Registered: 2-2011 |
snow tyres? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4686 Registered: 9-2009 |
do the tyres have metal studs or spikes? Yes! ***SPOILER*** I've bought studded tyres for my bicycle, so that I can use it during the winter. The difference is especially dramatic on wet ice, where I can go on almost as normal (with a bit of care not to turn or brake too sharply). Good work everyone! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4687 Registered: 9-2009 |
A picture: http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2010/12/20/nokian-hakkapeliitta-w240-studded-bicycle-tires/ | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 296 Registered: 11-2011 |
Good puzzle Galfisk, thanks for posting it. |
