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10-17-2003, 02:32 PM
|  | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
One more try at stumping y'all (thanks to Redlass for the suggestion):
The music stopped. He died. Why? |
10-17-2003, 02:34 PM
|  | In Spanish, I'm Marijuana | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lawn-Guy-Land, NY
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was the man playing the music?
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10-17-2003, 03:31 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was the man playing the music? No. |
10-17-2003, 03:33 PM
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
was the music percussion or tonal?
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to save 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono |
10-17-2003, 03:34 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
was the music percussion or tonal? Doesn't matter. |
10-17-2003, 03:35 PM
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
well there goes my theory that the "music" was the drum roll just before the execution 
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to save 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono |
10-17-2003, 03:36 PM
|  | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
does this have anything to do with a clock or a music box? |
10-17-2003, 03:40 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
well there goes my theory that the "music" was the drum roll just before the execution Nope, but that would've worked too. 
does this have anything to do with a clock or a music box? No. |
10-17-2003, 03:46 PM
| | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was the music being played on a radio that was plugged into the same electric source that was running life support systems and the power went out?
Wormie - who did better with the last 2 games. |
10-17-2003, 03:47 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was the music being played on a radio that was plugged into the same electric source that was running life support systems and the power went out? LOL, and no.  |
10-17-2003, 03:50 PM
| | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Is the "he" that died human or some battery operated critter that plays music? |
10-17-2003, 04:05 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Is the "he" that died human or some battery operated critter that plays music? The "he" is human. |
10-17-2003, 04:08 PM
| | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was his death directly related to the stopping of the music?
Was his death indirectly related to the stopping of the music?
Did the music stopping have anything to do at all with his dying?
Did the music stop at the same time or immediately before his death?
Was he performing in a play? |
10-17-2003, 04:11 PM
| | In Spanish, I'm Marijuana | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lawn-Guy-Land, NY
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Did he die of natural causes?
Did he die by his own hand?
Did he die because someone else killed him?
Did he die in an accident?
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to save 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono |
10-17-2003, 04:18 PM
|  | Rockin The Suburbs | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chantilly, VA
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was the music the beeping of a cardiac or other health monitor? |
10-17-2003, 04:20 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was his death directly related to the stopping of the music?
Was his death indirectly related to the stopping of the music? I'd have to say it was directly related to the music stopping.
Did the music stopping have anything to do at all with his dying? Yes.
Did the music stop at the same time ... No.
... or immediately before his death? Yes.
Was he performing in a play? No.
Did he die of natural causes? No. Do they ever in these puzzles? 
Did he die by his own hand? No.
Did he die because someone else killed him? No.
Did he die in an accident? Yes. |
10-17-2003, 04:21 PM
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Was the music the beeping of a cardiac or other health monitor? No. |
10-17-2003, 04:22 PM
| | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was he jogging and accidently ran into a flutist, thereby impaling himself on the flute - ending the music and stopping his heart - or something like that? |
10-17-2003, 04:24 PM
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Did the accident involve a car?
a train?
Other motorized vehicle?
a bicycle?
Was he walking?
Swimming?
Standing?
sleeping?
sitting?
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It's extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can't find $25 billion dollars to save 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.~ Bono |
10-17-2003, 04:27 PM
| | Hot and Juicy | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: off campus
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
where they in a parade or a circus? |
10-17-2003, 04:27 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
Was he jogging and accidently ran into a flutist, thereby impaling himself on the flute - ending the music and stopping his heart - or something like that? No.
Did the accident involve a car? No.
a train? No.
Other motorized vehicle? No.
a bicycle? No.
Was he walking? Yes.
Swimming? No.
Standing? No.
sleeping? No.
sitting? No. |
10-17-2003, 04:28 PM
| | Geeky goof | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boston, Mass.
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| | Re: Lateral thinking puzzle: stop the music | |
where they in a parade or a circus? Yes. |
10-17-2003, 04:31 PM
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