| Author | Message | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 2 Registered: 5-2007 |
The heat made his soldiers more powerful. | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 113 Registered: 4-2007 |
Heat as in high temperature? temperature of air? water? Natural heat or artificial? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2007 |
Heat as in high temperature? Yes temperature of air? Yesish water? No Natural heat or artificial? Artificial | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 464 Registered: 9-2003 |
soldiers - real soldiers? people? humans? adults? males? or maybe wax ones which might melt in the heat? | ||
| Foulglory (Foulglory)
New member Username: Foulglory Post Number: 253 Registered: 1-2007 |
Real incident? Book? Comic? FYOI? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 4 Registered: 5-2007 |
soldiers - real soldiers? people? humans? adults? males? or maybe wax ones which might melt in the heat? No to all Real incident? Book? Comic? FYOI? Real incident | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 473 Registered: 9-2003 |
tin soldiers? plastic? | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 838 Registered: 3-2006 |
Bread soldiers, such as one might dip in an egg? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 5 Registered: 5-2007 |
tin soldiers? No plastic? Yes Bread soldiers, such as one might dip in an egg? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 478 Registered: 9-2003 |
did the plastic soldiers melt? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 370 Registered: 1-2007 |
I recall Bart Simpson melting a toy soldier with a magnifying glass in one episode. Is this relevant at all? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 6 Registered: 5-2007 |
did the plastic soldiers melt? No I recall Bart Simpson melting a toy soldier with a magnifying glass in one episode. Is this relevant at all? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 485 Registered: 9-2003 |
was someone trying to melt the soldiers? or something close to them? did that person accidentally melt something else? or start a fire? | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 163 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the soldiers get bigger? Did the heat come from an oven? I remember a small, clear, flat plastic filmlike object (this was when I was a child), that I painted and put into the oven. When the heat from the oven came into contact with this "object" it would expand. Anything like this? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 7 Registered: 5-2007 |
was someone trying to melt the soldiers? No or something close to them? Noish did that person accidentally melt something else? No or start a fire? No Did the soldiers get bigger? No Did the heat come from an oven? Yesish I remember a small, clear, flat plastic filmlike object (this was when I was a child), that I painted and put into the oven. When the heat from the oven came into contact with this "object" it would expand. Anything like this? No | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 114 Registered: 4-2007 |
Chinese terracotta soldiers? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 440 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is 'he' relevant? is he a child? or adult? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 8 Registered: 5-2007 |
Chinese terracotta soldiers? No, I already said they were plastic. Is 'he' relevant? Please clarify. is he a child? or adult? Irrelevant. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 442 Registered: 11-2003 |
I mean, is there anything relevant about 'he'? is he human? if so, anything relevant in his background? education? family? health? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 9 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is he human? Yes if so, anything relevant in his background? Noish education? No family? No health? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 443 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is there anything relevant about his person at all? like where he was born? grew up? era? or location relevant? was he playing with the plastic soldiers? were they meant to be played with? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 10 Registered: 5-2007 |
Is there anything relevant about his person at all? Yes like where he was born? No grew up? No era? Yes or location relevant No? was he playing with the plastic soldiers? Yes were they meant to be played with? Yes | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 444 Registered: 11-2003 |
Does this happen in the 21st century? 20th? 19th? Before the 19th century? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does this happen in the 21st century? 20th? 19th? Before the 19th century? 21st. It could also have happened in the latter half of the 20th century but almost certainly not before then. | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 842 Registered: 3-2006 |
Microwaved plastic soldiers? Does this harden them in some way? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2007 |
Microwaved plastic soldiers? Does this harden them in some way? FA | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 318 Registered: 4-2007 |
Not sure where that FA to Woodworm's question came in...did he put the plastic soldiers in the microwave? Did the soldiers being heated make them harder in some way? Did he know that heating his soldiers would make them more powerful? Did he mean to heat them at all? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 13 Registered: 5-2007 |
Not sure where that FA to Woodworm's question came in...did he put the plastic soldiers in the microwave? Did the soldiers being heated make them harder in some way? Did he know that heating his soldiers would make them more powerful? Did he mean to heat them at all? He did not heat the soldiers. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 319 Registered: 4-2007 |
Ah...I see. Was a microwave involved at all? (just thinking that a yesish oven was involved and it couldn't happen before the latter half of the 20th century) Did he heat something else? The thing that the soldiers were "fighting"? Did the heating make something else weaker, so the soldiers were more powerful against them? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 14 Registered: 5-2007 |
Ah...I see. Was a microwave involved at all? Yes Did he heat something else? Yes The thing that the soldiers were "fighting"? No Did the heating make something else weaker, so the soldiers were more powerful against them? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 488 Registered: 9-2003 |
were the soldiers near the microwave? on top? next to it? was the thing that was heated supposed to be heated? was it food? or something else plastic? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2007 |
were the soldiers near the microwave? No on top? No next to it? No was the thing that was heated supposed to be heated? Yope was it food? No or something else plastic? Yes | ||
| Woodworm (Woodworm)
New member Username: Woodworm Post Number: 853 Registered: 3-2006 |
A plastic tank? Plastic weaponry? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 16 Registered: 5-2007 |
A plastic tank? Plastic weaponry? Yes, the army of soldiers has plastic tanks and plastic weaponry, but these are not what is being heated. | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 167 Registered: 4-2007 |
did the plastic that was in the microwave melt? if so, did he take this melted plastic, put them on the plastic soldiers, and let it harden? is this what made them harder? (kind of like a suit of armor)? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 17 Registered: 5-2007 |
did the plastic that was in the microwave melt? Yope - Explore if so, did he take this melted plastic, put them on the plastic soldiers, and let it harden? is this what made them harder? (kind of like a suit of armor)? No | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 168 Registered: 4-2007 |
was the plastic that melted: cling wrap (I think it's also called cling film)? an item used to store food (rubbermaid/ tupperware)? cup? phonograph record? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 20 Registered: 5-2007 |
cling wrap (I think it's also called cling film)? an item used to store food (rubbermaid/ tupperware)? cup? phonograph record? None of the above. And remember it was a yope and not a yes - that fact is important. | ||
| Sherluck_hums (Sherluck_hums)
New member Username: Sherluck_hums Post Number: 195 Registered: 8-2006 |
Did the person use the melted plastic to make armor for his soldiers? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 22 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did the person use the melted plastic to make armor for his soldiers? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 499 Registered: 9-2003 |
was it made of plastic and something else? one other material? metal? is the item a toy? something children can/should play with? would it normally be found in a specific room of the house? kitchen? bathroom? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 23 Registered: 5-2007 |
was it made of plastic and something else? No one other material? Just plastic metal? No is the item a toy? Yesish something children can/should play with? Yes would it normally be found in a specific room of the house? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 508 Registered: 9-2003 |
so the other toy only partially melted? was it still recognizable? does it matter what kind of toy it was? was it larger than a toy soldier? did it fill the microwave? is it some kind of other action figure? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 358 Registered: 4-2007 |
Does "More powerful" mean harder? Stronger? Bigger? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 24 Registered: 5-2007 |
so the other toy only partially melted? Yes was it still recognizable? Yes does it matter what kind of toy it was? Yes was it larger than a toy soldier? No did it fill the microwave? No is it some kind of other action figure? No Does "More powerful" mean harder? No Stronger? For SVV of "stronger", explore Bigger? No | ||
| Sherluck_hums (Sherluck_hums)
New member Username: Sherluck_hums Post Number: 197 Registered: 8-2006 |
Was the item that was melted a military type toy? If so, was it a helicopter? A tank? Jeep? Somthing else? Does the size of the object matter? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 31 Registered: 5-2007 |
Was the item that was melted a military type toy? No Does the size of the object matter? Yope - the type of object this is comes in a relatively narrow range of sizes. But if it was, hypothetically, the same type of object but a different size, it could still have worked. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 529 Registered: 9-2003 |
was the toy some kind of human type figure? some vehicle? was it based on a real life object of any sort? or something like a monster? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 32 Registered: 5-2007 |
was the toy some kind of human type figure? No some vehicle? No was it based on a real life object of any sort? It is a "real life object." If what you're asking is whether it is a miniature version of something else, then no. or something like a monster? No | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 536 Registered: 9-2003 |
is the general overall shape of the toy cube? cuboid? sphere? pyramid? other prism? or which is it closest to? is its height over 5cm? 10cm? 15cm? 20cm? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 34 Registered: 5-2007 |
The general shape of the toy is a cube. It is well under 5cm. | ||
| ~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~ Post Number: 537 Registered: 9-2003 |
lego? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 38 Registered: 5-2007 |
lego? No | ||
| Booklover (Booklover)
New member Username: Booklover Post Number: 192 Registered: 4-2007 |
plastic building block? so, it's well under 5cm--is it under 4cm? 3cm? 2cm? 1cm? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 40 Registered: 5-2007 |
plastic building block? No so, it's well under 5cm--is it under 4cm? 3cm? 2cm? 1cm? Probably about 1-2cm. Also, I might have accidentally misled ou a bit when I said it was a type of "toy". While it is used primarily it is not generally used by itself - it is usually used with other types of objects. | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 48 Registered: 5-2007 |
Since this puzzle looks like it's dried up I'll give a hint and see if that gets things going again. He was cheating. | ||
| Snoozer (Snoozer)
New member Username: Snoozer Post Number: 618 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does it have anything to do with preventing the soldiers from falling? Such as attaching something at the base of the soldiers so they can be stuck to the ground? | ||
| Emeraldink (Emeraldink)
New member Username: Emeraldink Post Number: 152 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the "toy" represent am enemy? Did his soldiers change in any way? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2007 |
Does it have anything to do with preventing the soldiers from falling? No Such as attaching something at the base of the soldiers so they can be stuck to the ground? No Did the "toy" represent am enemy? The toy he heated did not represent an enemy. Did his soldiers change in any way? Noish | ||
| Rabrab (Rabrab)
New member Username: Rabrab Post Number: 1375 Registered: 2-2005 |
Since you started mine off, I'll return the favor, Alex. To recap: A plastic "toy", generally used with other things, was heated, but not completely melted in a microwave oven. This made plastic soldiers "more powerful" / stronger, for svv of stronger. The toy that was heated is small, generally cubic, between 1 and 2 cm in size [1/2 to 1 inch] and generally used with other types of objects. Right so far? Was the item he heated a die? a set of dice? If yes, did the heating make them sag just a little bit, so that they no longer rolled randomly? Were the plastic soldiers used in a war game? Did having loaded dice make favorable rolls more likely? | ||
| Alex319 (Alex319)
New member Username: Alex319 Post Number: 75 Registered: 5-2007 |
Yes! And that makes a ... Spoiler! | ||
| Rabrab (Rabrab)
New member Username: Rabrab Post Number: 1381 Registered: 2-2005 |
I admit, as a former wargamer myself, I was pretty sure about that once you said "cubic", and I suspected that you wanted this puzzle finished off since it had dried up. Nice one, though. |
