Larian Studios Forums General Chat Chat (Anything) Lateral thinking puzzles

Q: is the masked man his partner in crime?
Q: Is it carnaval or halloween?

[color:"orange"]Are these 'special' corners in some way? (i.e. would any corners do - in a corridor, on a city block or whatever?)[/color]

Yes, they are special.

[color:"orange"]Is the type of mask important? (I.e. Halloween style, ski mask, ice hockey mask, lone ranger type mask, or whatever...)[/color]

Yes.

[color:"orange"]Is the masked man his partner in crime?[/color]

No.

[color:"orange"]Is it carnaval or halloween?[/color]

No and no.



<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>BC?

On top of that, how did he know what year it was? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /></span>

Great guess HandEFood - but no (for the reasons that you suggest, and also because it's not the answer we're looking for. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" />)

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>In 2002, he was sucked into a time-space portal where his body was dumped into deep space, 50 years earlier.</span>

Somehow, I don't think so... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> No...

I'm going to make a slight edit to the original question, to rule out your first guess (which was a good one). We'll have him born in 1975 instead.

I think I have the mask one sussed:

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> My mistake was to think of an ice hockey mask as a robber's disguise - but, hey, they use them for ice hockey too! So maybe it WAS an ice hockey goal keeper's mask. The attacker zigged and zagged around a couple of defenders, scored a goal and then returned to his position for the restart. </span>

Guess number 3: <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>He was born in appartment 1975 and died in appartment 1952?</span>


Close, but not quite. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Why that isn't the answer: <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>Ice hockey players do not run on ice. Ice hockey goal keepers aren't in a corner.</span>

Well done! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> My answer was slightly different, but amounts to much the same idea:
<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> They were street/house numbers. 1975 Great Eastern Highway, or whatever... </span>

Hmm, more work needed on the mask one... and I was so confident too! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />

I'm not very up on sports - but are we looking at a sporting event here?

Is there a narrow definition of 'corner' here?

I'm thinking of a corner as simply any place where a change of direction occurs. Is that applicable here?

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>Is it Baseball? If it is I don't know enough about it to know why they run to where.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> </span>

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> The man with the mask is the catcher. The 'corners' are the bases. The catcher had the ball, so he ran back to third. </span>

Haha HandEFood <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> You were more correct than I was! I got that question from a list I found on the net. When I looked up the answer a few minutes ago the answer they gave was:

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> Not street/house numbers as I'd guessed, but hospital room numbers. So you were closer. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> Along the way I also thought of 'seconds' rather than years - i.e. his mother was in labour for nearly 33 minutes and he took around 32 minutes to die. I tried to make height in millimetres fit (died when his legs were chopped off, or whatever), but the question wording doesn't allow it... </span>

------------------------------

Here's another from the same list:

A woman came home with a bag of groceries, got the mail, and walked
into the house. On the way to the kitchen, she went through the living room
and looked at her husband, who had blown his brains out. She then continued
to the kitchen, put away the groceries, and made dinner.

[color:"orange"]I'm not very up on sports - but are we looking at a sporting event here?[/color]

Yes.

[color:"orange"]Is there a narrow definition of 'corner' here? [/color]

Yes.

[color:"orange"]I'm thinking of a corner as simply any place where a change of direction occurs. Is that applicable here?[/color]

Yes you change direction. No it's more specific than that.

[color:"orange"]Kris' guess: [/color]<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>Is it Baseball? If it is I don't know enough about it to know why they run to where.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> </span>

Yes! Partial points for that. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[color:"orange"]Lew's guess: [/color]<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> The man with the mask is the catcher. The 'corners' are the bases. The catcher had the ball, so he ran back to third. </span>

Yes! Congrat's Lews! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Actually, I like that answer better!

Had he blown his brains out with a gun?

The answer just came to me suddenly! I'll PM it to not spoil it for the others.

I have an idea:

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'>Did she look at a picture of her deceased husband? </span>

Question:

Did she make dinner for two?

HandEFood and Sveltje both have the same idea (which is what I thought too). It is on the right track, although it is not the answer that was given when I saw the puzzle.

So, strictly speaking the answer to Sveltje's questions are no and no.

And the answer to whether he blew them out with a gun is not relevant (perhaps he blew them out with a bicycle pump... a bit slow though... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )

Any other guesses along the same lines?

spoiler: <span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> Her husbands urn is in the living room </span>

Just to get this straight: Is her husband dead?

Does she know her husband is dead?

Has he been dead for a while?

Does she acutally see her husband/his body (in contrast to just a reminiscence of him)?

Draghermosran has hit the bullseye. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" />

Sveltje's questions:


Just to get this straight: Is her husband dead? Yes

Does she know her husband is dead? Yes

Has he been dead for a while? Yes

Does she acutally see her husband/his body (in contrast to just a reminiscence of him)? Probably a No - but with a touch of Yes! ???

One more:

A man takes his wife to the movies. During the film he strangles her to death. When he leaves he takes the body with him and nobody notices. He gets away with the body easily.

Hint 1:

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> There is a part to this that many of you may not have experienced yourselves, but which you would still know about. </span>

Hint2:

<span class='standouttext'>Spoiler : </span><span class='spoiler'> When I had a guess at this I thought she might be in a wheelchair. Therefore he could push her out again as if she was just asleep. This was not the right answer though. However, there is a faint connection to the right answer.</span>

Answer tomorrow... yawn...