[WiZ] The deceased's health has not yet improved

[WiZ]

On a cold winter's night, a young man is discovered dead in the street. An autopsy revealed his blood alcohol level to be elevated, but his death is attributed to what he had in his pockets. How did he die?

BOATS. Caveat Earlispoilor. OAATP Rules apply.

[JenBurdoo]

Did he die accidentally?

[WiZ]

Did he die accidentally? yes

[GalFisk]

Did he die from the cold? From what was in his pockets?

[WiZ]

Did he die from the cold? From what was in his pockets? no to both

[Earnest]

blood alcohol level to be elevated --> was he drunk? Did he drink a lot of alcohol before his death to forget something (e.g. bills that he had in his pockets/ letters from someone)? Did someone put alcohol inside his death body?

WAG: he drunk a lot to shelter from the cold of the winter. Accidentally he got injured on an hand. Blood, full of alcohol, flowed. He put his hands into his pockets, where, for some reason, there was something flammable and died.

[Doriana]

Other drugs relevant?

[WiZ]

Earnest

blood alcohol level to be elevated --> was he drunk? Yes (you get this one for free as I intended this part to be self-evident) Did he drink a lot of alcohol before his death to forget something (e.g. bills that he had in his pockets/ letters from someone)? no/not relevantly



WAG: he drunk a lot to shelter from the cold of the winter. Accidentally he got injured on an hand. Blood, full of alcohol, flowed. He put his hands into his pockets, where, for some reason, there was something flammable and died. no

Doriana

Other drugs relevant? no

[GalFisk]

Was anyone else directly involved in the death? Indirectly?

[WiZ]

Was anyone else directly involved in the death? Indirectly? no to both

[GalFisk]

Did he have one relevant item in his pocket? Two? Three? More? A substance? A device?

[hominid]

Did the thing(s) arrive in his pockets before he got drunk? After he got drunk? Before he died? After he died?

[WiZ]

GalFisk

Did he have one relevant item in his pocket? Two? this Three? More? no to rest A substance? A device? we've moved from quantity to quality; a separate question

Hominid

Did the thing(s) arrive in his pockets before he got drunk? no/not relevantly After he got drunk? yes Before he died? yes After he died? they remained there after he died

[hominid]

Are the two things effectively identical to each other?

[irishelk]

Did he acquire the two items: from home? from where he drank? while he was on the street? from another person?

[WiZ]

Hominid

Are the two things effectively identical to each other? yes!

IrishElk

Did he acquire the two items: from home? this is closest from where he drank? while he was on the street? i'll say no to these from another person? no

[hominid]

Did he die from alcohol poisoning?

[WiZ]

Did he die from alcohol poisoning? no

[hominid]

If he didn't die from what was in his pockets, but his death was attributed to what was in his pockets, does that mean that the attribution was wrong?

[WiZ]

If he didn't die from what was in his pockets, but his death was attributed to what was in his pockets, does that mean that the attribution was wrong? no

[Earnest]

Assuming that he did not have anything else in his pockets and that the two identical things are not independent one to another, are the two identical things: batteries? money/coins? jewelry? syringes? keys? drugs? pills? animals? papers? food? magnets? scissors (xD)? cutlery? weapons? hand protheses? gloves (either in the sense that he had but being drunk he did not put them or in the sense that he had them but they were broken)? ice cubes? something that small that he needed to check if it was preset while driving a motorbike? a pair of: socks? shoes?


ok maybe too many questions here...OAATP is a good exercise for a serial questioner like me xD

[GalFisk]

Were the two objects made from: wood? Plastic? Metal? Rubber? Ceramic? Cork? Bone/teeth? Skin/fur/leather? Fabric? Plant fiber? Wool/hair? Glass? Resin? Stone? Gemstone? Wax? Clay? String? Straw/hay/grass?

[hominid]

Were the items money?

[WiZ]

Earnest

Assuming that he did not have anything else in his pockets and that the two identical things are not independent one to another, are the two identical things: batteries? money/coins? jewelry? syringes? keys? drugs? pills? animals? papers? food? magnets? scissors (xD)? cutlery? weapons? hand protheses? gloves (either in the sense that he had but being drunk he did not put them or in the sense that he had them but they were broken)? ice cubes? something that small that he needed to check if it was preset while driving a motorbike? a pair of: socks? shoes? no to all

ok maybe too many questions here...OAATP is a good exercise for a serial questioner like me xD The question as phrased is fine

GalFisk

Were the two objects made from: wood? Plastic? Metal? Rubber? Ceramic? Cork? Bone this/teeth? Skin this/fur/leather? Fabric? Plant fiber? Wool/hair and a bit of this? Glass? Resin? Stone? Gemstone? Wax? Clay? String? Straw/hay/grass? no to rest

Hominid

Were the items money? no

[hominid]

Were the items living mammals? dead mammals?

[WiZ]

Were the items living mammals? dead mammals? no to both

[Balin]

Were the items his own hands?

[WiZ]

Were the items his own hands? yes!

[GalFisk]

Were they stuck? Inserted in an unusual way? Inserted for an unusual purpose?

[WiZ]

Were they stuck? noish Inserted in an unusual way? Inserted for an unusual purpose? no to both

[GalFisk]

Did having them there preclude him from doing something that could've saved his life?

[Earnest]

Did he die because someone thought he had an hidden gun?

[Enjay]

Did he fall and was unable to save himself because his hands were in his pockets?

[WiZ]

GalFisk

Did having them there preclude him from doing something that could've saved his life? yes

Earnest

Did he die because someone thought he had an hidden gun? no

Enjay

Did he fall and was unable to save himself because his hands were in his pockets?

***** SPOILER *****

He had fallen down a staircase, and was unable to break or slow his fall due to his hands being in his pockets. Health and Safety advocates advise against keeping hands in pockets when descending stairs, especially if one has been drinking.

Congratulations, Enjay, on the solution, and thank you everyone for playing!

[Enjay]

I had that drummed into me as a child and to this day feel very uncomfortable walking around with my hands in my pockets! Another one was that you shouldn't walk around with a lollipop sticking out of your mouth in case you fall face first and choke on the stick...

[irishelk]

Nice one! I have the same neuroses, Enjay. ^^

[Hobbsicle]

Reminds me of a time when I was helping shoot a film, and was carrying two cameras down a flight of stairs. It was wet from a recent rain, and I slipped on the metal edging of the steps and flew backward, bashing the back of my head on the concrete, and landing hard on my back. Both of the cameras were safely clutched to my chest. I hurt for weeks. Anything for the art, I suppose.