| Author | Message | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 72 Registered: 2-2007 |
I think it's an old puzzle, perhaps many people know it already??? A young man was told to go to the ninth floor of a building. He went to the tenth floor instead and was hired. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 64 Registered: 11-2003 |
well, I don't know - yet The young man is human? same as 'he'? Would he been hired if he went to the ninth floor? Does ninth floor exist? Does he go straight to tenth floor? Does it matter whether he takes the elevator or the stairs? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2007 |
The young man is human? same as 'he'? yes to both Would he been hired if he went to the ninth floor? no Does ninth floor exist? yes Does he go straight to tenth floor?yes Does it matter whether he takes the elevator or the stairs?no | ||
| Mycroft (Mycroft)
New member Username: Mycroft Post Number: 267 Registered: 10-2003 |
Is it actually his intention to get hired? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 721 Registered: 8-2006 |
Oh, I am pretty sure I know this one but in a different format. I won't spiol, but I will ask one question. Is Morse code relevant? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 75 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it actually his intention to get hired? yes Oh, I am pretty sure I know this one but in a different format. I won't spiol, but I will ask one question. Is Morse code relevant? although Morse code is not relevant in the version I know, it could perhaps be a variant of the same puzzle | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 727 Registered: 8-2006 |
Check your E-mail | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 76 Registered: 2-2007 |
could you send to hcchoi88105048@hotmail.com? my old account got messed up | ||
| Beccaann (Beccaann)
New member Username: Beccaann Post Number: 1125 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is whoever hired him the same person/people who told him to go to the ninth floor? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 77 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is whoever hired him the same person/people who told him to go to the ninth floor?yes | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 78 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is whoever hired him the same person/people who told him to go to the ninth floor?yes sorry, got my bolds and italics mixed up | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 80 Registered: 2-2007 |
Craypalpig's version of the puzzle is similar to this one | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 81 Registered: 11-2003 |
Were the persons that told thim to go the ninth floor, and hiring him because he went to the tenth instead, actually putting him through a test of some sort? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 274 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is his job relevant? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 81 Registered: 2-2007 |
Were the persons that told thim to go the ninth floor, and hiring him because he went to the tenth instead, actually putting him through a test of some sort?yes Is his job relevant?yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 83 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is his job; medicine/health? law? education/teaching? civil servant? politics? retail/sales? IT? finance? hotel/cafe/restaurant? criminal? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 738 Registered: 8-2006 |
Just to tell you I found my variation on this network in solved puzzles. | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 83 Registered: 2-2007 |
medicine/health? law? education/teaching? civil servant? politics? retail/sales? IT? finance? hotel/cafe/restaurant? criminal? none of the above, I'm afraid Just to tell you I found my variation on this network in solved puzzles. - Yes, I thought this story or concept is not new. Just wasn't sure it was played here before or not. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 92 Registered: 11-2003 |
Well, I don't know it, at least don't recognize it yet His job; entertainer? builder? plumber? carpenter? other type of tradesman? engineer? receptionist? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 85 Registered: 2-2007 |
Well, I don't know it, at least don't recognize it yet - yup, glad to hear that, let's play on! His job; entertainer? builder? plumber? carpenter? other type of tradesman? engineer? receptionist? nope, none of the above either...it's not a common profession | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 97 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hey, just got an idea.. Was he a magician? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 88 Registered: 2-2007 |
Hey, just got an idea.. Was he a magician?sorry, but it's a good idea | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 99 Registered: 11-2003 |
Not a magician either, sigh... window cleaner? elevator operator (or whatever they are called)? escape artist? circus artist? Would other people have problems going to the tenth floor? Does the tenth floor actually exist? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 90 Registered: 2-2007 |
Not a magician either, sigh... nope window cleaner? elevator operator (or whatever they are called)? they are probably called...elevator operators? escape artist? circus artist? no to all Would other people have problems going to the tenth floor? most likelyDoes the tenth floor actually exist?yes it does | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 657 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is it relevant that floors are numbered differently in British and American english? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 93 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is it relevant that floors are numbered differently in British and American english?no | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2003 |
If I went into that building and pressed the buttion for the tenth floor, would the elevator stop there? Is there a button for the tenth floor? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 95 Registered: 2-2007 |
If I went into that building and pressed the buttion for the tenth floor, would the elevator stop there? Is there a button for the tenth floor?the elevator is a regular one that goes at least up to the tenth floor, and there is nothing wrong with its function | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 748 Registered: 8-2006 |
And since Rufus told me the answer, I can tell you are concentrating waaay to much on the elevater | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 665 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is the job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 113 Registered: 11-2003 |
If I had taken the elevator to the tenth floor, would I then have been able to walk out there? Would I have had any objections to do so? Is it relevant what is on the tenth floor? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 97 Registered: 2-2007 |
And since Rufus told me the answer, I can tell you are concentrating waaay to much on the elevater that is very true...there is nothing relevant about the very normal elevator. But the job is very relevant, and... Is the job: artistic/musical/writer? Banking/financial/real estate? Clerical/Administrative? Computer related / Hardware ? Construction / Craftsman ? Education / Academic Research ? Entertainment / Media ? Executive / Management ? Hospitality / Travel ? Legal Services ? Manufacturing / Distributions ? Medical / Health Services ? Politics / Government it's this one!!! / Military ? Sales / Marketing ? Technical / Science / Engineering ? Teaching / Child care? Transportation ? Food Service ? Sports? Entertainment? Jailbird / Criminal? Religion? If I had taken the elevator to the tenth floor, would I then have been able to walk out there? nothing wrong with the floor of the building as wellWould I have had any objections to do so? so there wouldn't be any objection relevant to the puzzle Is it relevant what is on the tenth floor?no | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 99 Registered: 2-2007 |
Hey Paul, sorry this was spo$led for you. Your solution was very close in concept that I'd thought I'd share it with you first. Hope you didn't mind that | ||
| Judgedeadd (Judgedeadd)
New member Username: Judgedeadd Post Number: 668 Registered: 9-2006 |
Is he running for an office? President? minister? Relevant where it happens? When it happens? | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 103 Registered: 2-2007 |
Is he running for an office? President? minister? no to above...I would classify those under Politics Relevant where it happens? When it happens?no to both | ||
| Kdoc (Kdoc)
New member Username: Kdoc Post Number: 725 Registered: 7-2001 |
is he a spy? was he set a task of just 'going to the ninth floor'? or was he told to go to the ninth floor and do something there? or obtain something there? did he make the decision that he could best accomplish the goal he was given by going to the tenth floor? did he learn something between starting out for the ninth floor and getting there that told him to go to the tenth floor instead? was it a test of initiative? of knowledge? of courage? could he actually have reached the ninth floor? did he realise that, to get to the ninth floor he needed to go to the tenth floor first? should we be finding out more about the building? does it belong to the people who hired him? is it a Government building? a public building? an apartment block? | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 320 Registered: 9-2003 |
did he go to the tenth floor then walk down stairs to the ninth? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 753 Registered: 8-2006 |
'Tis fine. And couldn't the job be described to some as criminal? | ||
| Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig Post Number: 754 Registered: 8-2006 |
Kdoc, I'll just tell you, the spy idea is correcthope you do't mind that Rufus | ||
| Rufus (Rufus)
New member Username: Rufus Post Number: 104 Registered: 2-2007 |
No problem at all, I think Kdoc pretty much nailed it in the post, so I think we are close enough for a **************SPOILER************* The young man was told to take an envelope to the ninth floor for his interview for a job as a spy. His spying nature prompted him to open the envelope to peek inside. The envelope contained a message to tell him to go to the tenth floor instead. So in effect, everyone who went to the ninth floor was eliminated because they did not show the nature to be a good spy...Our young man in the puzzle did, and won the job. I thought about the question about criminal as well, and it would work as well, but I thought it may throw in some FA's in there, so I kind of avoided it. |
