| Author | Message | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 430 Registered: 7-2006 |
A man stirs some liquid in a container, and as a result finds himself reunited with his family sooner than expected. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18164 Registered: 4-2010 |
The liquid: water? A beverage? A fuel? Is the container open? Closed? A glass? Can? Jar? Bottle? Tank? Barrel? Vat? Relevant what he stirs it with? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 453 Registered: 9-2006 |
Man's job relevant? Did the man know that, by stirring the liquid he would be with his family sooner? If so, I assume he did this on purpose? Was he far from his family? Relevant to know how distant he was? Man's age: <30? 30-60? >60? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 218 Registered: 11-2012 |
Was the liquid explosive? poisonous? so he was reunited in death? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 431 Registered: 7-2006 |
The liquid: water? A beverage? A fuel? None of these Is the container open? Closed? A glass? Can? Jar? Bottle? Tank? This Barrel? Vat? Relevant what he stirs it with? Yesish Man's job relevant? Yes Did the man know that, by stirring the liquid he would be with his family sooner? No If so, I assume he did this on purpose? The stirring was on purpose, yes Was he far from his family? Yes Relevant to know how distant he was? Yes Man's age: <30? 30-60? This >60? Was the liquid explosive? No poisonous? No (except that everything is poisonus given sufficient volume and concentration) so he was reunited in death? No | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2624 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are the family alive? Is this man? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 432 Registered: 7-2006 |
Are the family alive? Irrelevant Is this man? No | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1805 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did he die immediately after having stirred from the tank? Did he reunite with the family only by dying? Is it a true story? Time travelling relevant? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 433 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did he die immediately after having stirred from the tank? No Did he reunite with the family only by dying? No Is it a true story? Yes, apart from one whopping blooper that I hope will go undetected Time travelling relevant? No | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1810 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was he alive at the time of reunion? Was his family alive at the time of reunion? Did he stir something alcoholic? Was the stirring legal? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 436 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was he alive at the time of reunion? Yes Was his family alive at the time of reunion? Yes Did he stir something alcoholic? No Was the stirring legal? Yes | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5117 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did something explode? Did he reunite by physically traveling to a location closer to his family? Or did his family come to him? Or did something different happen? Does the liquid give off any relevant fumes? Distance, less than: 1 meter? 10? 100? 1000? 10000? Is the liquid flammable? I have a hunch. I'd email you, but you haven't added your email address. How can I contact you to see if I'm right, so as not to $p0il? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1812 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did he stir the liquid as a part of his job? Did he owe the liquid? Did he owe the container? Did it happen in [LTPF List of centuries]? Was he in different country to his family? On different continent? Did he leave his family? If yes, willingly? Did his family leave him? If yes, willingly? Are penal colonies relevant? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 438 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did something explode? Yes Did he reunite by physically traveling to a location closer to his family? Yes Or did his family come to him? No Or did something different happen? No, he travelled to his family Does the liquid give off any relevant fumes? I think the most correct answer is yes Distance, less than: 1 meter? 10? 100? 1000? 10000? All no Is the liquid flammable? No I have a hotmail account: to_ape, where you can reach me. Did he stir the liquid as a part of his job? Yes Did he owe the liquid? Owe? I am not sure what you mean. He had not borrowed it from anyone, and neither had he borrowed money from it Did he owe the container? Same as above Did it happen in [LTPF List of centuries]? 20th Was he in different country to his family?No On different continent? No Did he leave his family? If yes, willingly? Both yes Did his family leave him? No If yes, willingly? So, irrelevant Are penal colonies relevant? No | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1816 Registered: 1-2011 |
Ok, so was he in the same country as his family, but in the distance bigger than 10 kilometers? Was he a legal possessor of the liquid? Same question about the container? There should have been "own" instead of "owe" in my previous post, sorry. Did he reunite with his family willingly? Is this relevant why did he leave them? If yes, did he travel to find a job? Did stirring directly cause the explosion? Was the explosion done on purpose? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 440 Registered: 7-2006 |
Ok, so was he in the same country as his family, but in the distance bigger than 10 kilometers? No Was he a legal possessor of the liquid? Same question about the container? Neither, if I understand the expression "legal posessor" correctly. There should have been "own" instead of "owe" in my previous post, sorry. Ah Did he reunite with his family willingly? Yes Is this relevant why did he leave them? Yes If yes, did he travel to find a job? No Did stirring directly cause the explosion? Almost directly, not quite Was the explosion done on purpose? No | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1821 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was he in the same country than his family? Was he in outer space? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 444 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was he in the same country than his family? No Was he in outer space? Yes Galfisk - you are correct | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 4101 Registered: 1-2001 |
Ok, I think I know where this is going. I'll wait and see, but if it's what I'm thinking it is that's a great puzzle statement for this situation. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 460 Registered: 2-2012 |
Ok, I know it too, should I email? It looks like a few of us already got it. | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 447 Registered: 7-2006 |
Aw, never mind, that last question from Redwine blew it. Who wants the honor? | ||
| Galois (Galois)
New member Username: Galois Post Number: 21 Registered: 12-2004 |
Did he have to return earlier because of the explosion? Did the stirring of the liquid cause the explosion? indirectly? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 448 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did he have to return earlier because of the explosion? Yes Did the stirring of the liquid cause the explosion? Yes Indirectly? Strictly speaking, yes | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 224 Registered: 11-2012 |
Was he in a space vehicle? On solid ground? With others? If so were they affected by the explosion? Is his family alive and on earth? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2628 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was the stirring of the liquid part of an experiment? Was it supposed to explode? Was he reunited with his family earlier because his mission succeeded? failed? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 227 Registered: 11-2012 |
Was he reunited at his funeral? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 449 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was he in a space vehicle? Yes On solid ground? No With others? Yes If so were they affected by the explosion? Yes Is his family alive and on earth? Yes | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 450 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was the stirring of the liquid part of an experiment? No Was it supposed to explode? No (and slightly FA) Was he reunited with his family earlier because his mission succeeded? No failed? Yes | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 451 Registered: 7-2006 |
Was he reunited at his funeral? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18185 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the explosion knock him off course and send his vessel careening back to Earth? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 452 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did the explosion knock him off course and send his vessel careening back to Earth? No | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1835 Registered: 1-2011 |
Were they forced to return to Earth earlier because of the explosion? Did anyone die as a result of the explosion? Did the explosion destroy the machines needed to continue the mission? Was the stirred liquid edible? Would the liquid have exploded also in Earth? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 455 Registered: 7-2006 |
Were they forced to return to Earth earlier because of the explosion? Yes Did anyone die as a result of the explosion? No Did the explosion destroy the machines needed to continue the mission? Umm... depends on where you draw the line for what you call machines Was the stirred liquid edible? No Would the liquid have exploded also in Earth? Under the same circumstances? Yes I think you have come as far as you can without actually recognising the event. You can find out more about the exact conditions and the situation, but the main goal of this puzzle was for the puzzlers to feel the historical event "clicking into place" (which several have done already) | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 458 Registered: 7-2006 |
I will let this sit another 24 hours or so, to see if anyone cares to spoil it. If not, I will do so myself, as all the main facts have been found out. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2319 Registered: 9-2009 |
Apollo 13 relevant? | ||
| Abc (Abc)
Moderator Username: Abc Post Number: 459 Registered: 7-2006 |
Apollo 13 relevant? YES ***************** SPOILER ***************** The Apollo 13 near-disaster turned out to be a demonstration of resourcefulness and resolute action on part of both the astronauts and the ground crew at Houston. The problem was most probably caused by a defective thermostat inside one of the liquid-oxygen tanks, which allowed the temperature within the tank to rise to levels far above what was normal. The high temperature melted away the insulation of the wires powering the stirring fan motor, and so when Jack Swigert, one of the astronaut on board, started the fan in order to stir the liquid oxygen, there was a short-circuit in the wires, causing the remaining insulation to catch fire, a fire fed catastropically well by the all-oxygen environment. This caused the oxygen tank to explode. And "the rest is history" as they say. The crew had to abort the mission and return to Earth without carrying out the planned moon landing. Many more details of the mission and the accident can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 468 Registered: 2-2012 |
There are also a few great books "EECOM" comes to mind, and a huge wealth of information on the NASA sites. You can read the entire transcripts of radio coms for example. |
