| Author | Message | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Because a friend of mine plays tennis instead of hockey, I saved quite some time today. Why? | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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Is the fact that he(she?) doesn't play hockey relevant? Would it have saved you time if: he played both tennis and hockey? he played neither sport? time: 10 minutes or less? 10 minutes to an hour? 1-3 hours? 3-10 hours? 10-24 hours? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Is the fact that she doesn't play hockey relevant? yes(ish), but not terribly much Would it have saved you time if: she played both tennis and hockey? yes she played neither sport? no time: 10 minutes or less? 10 minutes to an hour? about 20-30 minutes 1-3 hours? 3-10 hours? 10-24 hours? | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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What the time was "saved" from: Doing work? Traveling? Waiting for something/someone? Did she play tennis today? Did you see her today? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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What the time was "saved" from: Doing work? for svv of "work", yes Traveling? Waiting for something/someone? partly this, too Did she play tennis today? irrelevant Did you see her today? no | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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Are objects related to her playing tennis relevant to this puzzle? Were you on the job today? Were you running errands? Are there other people relevant? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Are objects related to her playing tennis relevant to this puzzle? yes Were you on the job today? it's not a job Were you running errands? no Are there other people relevant? no | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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If time had not been saved: in a building? outside? Waiting for someone? Something? An event of some kind? Tennis racket relevant? Tennis balls? Tennis clothing? Tennis net? | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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I meant to say: "If time had not been saved: Would you be at home? In a building? etc." | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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If time had not been saved: Would you be at home? yes in a building? yes outside? Waiting for someone? Something? yes An event of some kind? yes Tennis racket relevant? yes Tennis balls? no Tennis clothing?no Tennis net?no | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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Were you in possession of a tennis racket at the point at which time was being saved? If so, your racket? Her racket? Were you waiting for a scheduled event (e.g. a television show to come on, mail delivery)? Or an unscheduled event (e.g. water boiling, clothes drying)? | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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Were you helping your friend? By, e.g., wrapping the handle of her piece of equipment? Did you save time because the handle of the tennis racket is much shorter than the handle of a hockey stick? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Were you in possession of a tennis racket at the point at which time was being saved? no If so, your racket? Her racket? Were you waiting for a scheduled event (e.g. a television show to come on, mail delivery)? no Or an unscheduled event (e.g. water boiling, clothes drying)? yes Were you helping your friend? no By, e.g., wrapping the handle of her piece of equipment? no Did you save time because the handle of the tennis racket is much shorter than the handle of a hockey stick? yesish, keep exploring! | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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So the time you saved had something to do with the size and shape of the tennis racket? Was something being done to it? Were you waiting for this process to finish? Did it need to be carried somewhere? Fit inside a bag? Fit inside a locker? inside something else? | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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Were you waiting for your friend to do something? Was your time saved from doing a household chore? Was it something you did often? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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So the time you saved had something to do with the size and shape of the tennis racket? just the shape, not the size Was something being done to it? no Were you waiting for this process to finish? n/a Did it need to be carried somewhere? no Fit inside a bag? no Fit inside a locker? no inside something else? no Were you waiting for your friend to do something? no Was your time saved from doing a household chore? yes(ish?) Was it something you did often? not at all | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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Were you cleaning? Organizing? Did your "chore" involve some type of item? Were you in possession of something that you wouldn't have had if your friend didn't play tennis? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Were you cleaning? no Organizing? no Did your "chore" involve some type of item? yes Were you in possession of something that you wouldn't have had if your friend didn't play tennis? no | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Was the racket used to jab something? Was there an emergency going on? | ||
| Brian Pamandanan (Sciguy47)
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Does it have to do with 20-minute inermissions in hockey? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Was the racket used to jab something? no. What racket, anyway? Was there an emergency going on? no Does it have to do with 20-minute inermissions in hockey? no | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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So the time you saved had something to do with the size and shape of the tennis racket? just the shape, not the size I was referring to the racket mentioned here. | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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Were you saved from doing this "chore" altogether? Or did it take you less time? Would you have saved time if your friend played baseball? cricket? lacrosse? golf? table tennis? Would you have spend more time if she played any of these? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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I was referring to the racket mentioned here. My bad then. This is about a generic tennis racket, not a specific one. Were you saved from doing this "chore" altogether? no Or did it take you less time? yes Would you have saved time if your friend played baseball? yes indeed. I would have saved even more time cricket? yes lacrosse? noish golf? no table tennis? yes Would you have spend more time if she played any of these? probably not | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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Had she done something at your house previously that resulted in this save of time? Was there a specific tool/utensil used to complete your task? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Had she done something at your house previously that resulted in this save of time? no Was there a specific tool/utensil used to complete your task? several of them | ||
| Brian Hobbs (Paradox)
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"Several of them": Were they all the same tool? Were they the size of a toothpick? smaller? the size of a fork? smaller? the size of a tennis racket? smaller? bigger? Did the shape of a tennis racket merely result in an idea you had that helped you complete your task in less time? Or is it more tangible than that? Is it relevant that you might have played tennis with your friend? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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The tools/utensils in question are ordinary kitchen tools. Did the shape of a tennis racket merely result in an idea you had that helped you complete your task in less time? no Or is it more tangible than that? yes Is it relevant that you might have played tennis with your friend? no, only that I know she plays tennis. | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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Were you making something? Something tennis-racket shaped? A cake? | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Tis okay. ;) Is flattening relevant? rolling? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Were you making something? yes Something tennis-racket shaped? yes A cake? yes. good work, this is almost done. Is flattening relevant? rolling? see above | ||
| Dref (Dref)
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Were you making a cake around a sports theme for some occasion? a birthday? and racket cake is easier to make than hockey stick cake? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Were you making a cake around a sports theme for some occasion? a birthday? and racket cake is easier to make than hockey stick cake? not easier, but faster. why? | ||
| Mosquito (Mosquito)
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Does this have to do with the tins you were able to use to achieve the shape? and the subsequent cutting and pasting of cake? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Does this have to do with the tins you were able to use to achieve the shape? yes and the subsequent cutting and pasting of cake? no | ||
| Jens Weber (Sundowner)
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So the relevant part is that the item your friend is using for her sport is round (more or less)? So you can use a standard tin for the cake? | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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So the relevant part is that the item your friend is using for her sport is round (more or less)? So you can use a standard tin for the cake? though that's not exactly it, its close enough for sure... | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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**** SPOILER **** Because a friend of mine plays tennis instead of hockey, I saved quite some time today. Why? In lack of a good idea for a birthday present, I made her an tennisracket-shaped cake. I only have a straight and a round backing tin, which suffices for a racket, so I was able to do it in one go. For a shinny, however, it would have taken 3 straight tins, or in my case, 3 times the one I have, thus trippling the baking time. |
