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If anyone's up, here's a bit of a brain teaser

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suzian

suzian Report 9 Jan 2011 01:01

Hi Wend,

Liz's right, it was a pact.

This plane came down somewhere seriously inhospitable. There was no food. The survivors made a pact. They would eat each other .... piece by piece.

One of the crew was a surgeon, so he had to be left intact, so to speak. The deal being, that if they were ever rescued, he would even the score and prove so to the other passengers.

Left arms first. Munch, munch....

Anyway, here's another one:

A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?

Have fun!

Sue x

Persephone

Persephone Report 9 Jan 2011 01:22

The person is a dwarf and cannot reach the elevator button for the penthouse except when it rains because on those days he can reach the button with his umbrella.

suzian

suzian Report 9 Jan 2011 01:32

Quite brilliant Persephone!

Now, here's another one....

a man was found hanging from a rope attached to the ceiling of a cell, which was enclosed on all sides. He was five feet 10, the rope he was hanging from was 9 inches long , and the distance from the floor to his feet was 20 feet.

However did he get there?

Sue x

Persephone

Persephone Report 9 Jan 2011 23:36

Did he enter the cell from the ceiling area?

suzian

suzian Report 9 Jan 2011 23:38

I fear not, Persephone

Sue x

suzian

suzian Report 15 Jan 2011 23:56

A conundrum of Titanic proportions?
Sue x

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 16 Jan 2011 00:29

dont suppose he had a pair of stepladders to get to the rope?

enclosed means no doors?

the cell wasn't similar to the aforementioned lift cage and the cage was hoisted up also?

suzian

suzian Report 16 Jan 2011 00:34

Hi Bob

"Enclosed" means no doors and no windows.

And, apart from the man and the rope, the room was completely empty - so, sorry, no step ladder!

Sue x

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 16 Jan 2011 00:49

Was there a puddle on the floor below him??? Says me after a few too many free Baileys on the house!!Tee Hee!

*$parkling $andie*

*$parkling $andie* Report 16 Jan 2011 01:25

Was he an experte high jumper?

If there was nothing else in the room , how did he attach the rope to the ceiling, to the light?

He wouldn't have been allowed a rope in a British cell !!

Persephone

Persephone Report 16 Jan 2011 02:51

The room was flooded with water he tied himself to the 9" rope and then when the room drained he was left hanging 20 feet.


Persie

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 16 Jan 2011 10:10

He'd been standing on a block of ice...it melted and......not sure how ice got into enclosed space though ;o

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 16 Jan 2011 11:57

That is what i was thinking......but, there was no mention of a puddle! lol

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 16 Jan 2011 14:01


lol I read Persie's reply and just had a guess :O)

ooh and then of course Sue mention the Titanic...clue methinks?

Merlin

Merlin Report 16 Jan 2011 14:11

Were they Forced to sing"Lay Down your Arms and Surrender to mine"?Before they could re-embark on the plane?**M**.:o)>

suzian

suzian Report 16 Jan 2011 23:17

Never mind "Lay Down your Arms and Surrender to mine" Mr Sarcasm!

I never said that there was a puddle, but then again I never said that there wasn't, either!

And - yes - he did indeed stand on a block of ice.

Sue x

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 16 Jan 2011 23:32

so!

wiv no winders, and no doors ow on erf did e(or they,) get the block of ice in there? and no ladder,ow did e climb up on a block of ice that must of bin 20 foot hi?

and if it woz a sealed room..........ow did any wun fined him?

Bob

just koorios

Persephone

Persephone Report 16 Jan 2011 23:45

I still think it better if the room got flooded rather than "hang" around waiting for the ice to melt.

Was he in this room in snowy wintery cold Northern Russia. If so he would have a long wait for a thaw.

I think the room was built around him Bob. First get your block of ice then get your stooge and house him in on all four sides with nothing but a light and a short piece of rope. Maybe he was hanging upside down. Great way to spend Christmas.

Persie