| Author | Message | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1289 Registered: 12-2004 |
He should have known better. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2008 |
He did not know better? Know at all? Is he H?A?M? Alive? Any other person involved? Did anything unfavourable happen because he did not know better? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 161 Registered: 11-2008 |
Better than he knew? Better than someone else? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1293 Registered: 12-2004 |
Alhucema: He did not know better? He did know better. Know at all? Is he H? Yes A? Yes M? Yes Alive? Yope Any other person involved? No Did anything unfavourable happen because he did not know better? FA Better than he knew? FA Better than someone else? FA | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 162 Registered: 11-2008 |
Hang on...he should have known 1. better and he did know 2.better? Is "better" 1 and "better" 2 the same degree of "better"? Or is "better" 1 better than "better" 2? Or vice versa? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1296 Registered: 12-2004 |
Alhucema: Hang on...he should have known 1. better and he did know 2.better? FA Is "better" 1 and "better" 2 the same degree of "better"? Yes Or is "better" 1 better than "better" 2? No Or vice versa? No Hint: Remember that not all puzzles statements are from an omniscient point of view. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 163 Registered: 11-2008 |
So he did know better, but he did not know he knew better? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1298 Registered: 12-2004 |
Alhucemea: So he did know better, but he did not know he knew better? No | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 164 Registered: 11-2008 |
Should he indeed have known better? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1301 Registered: 12-2004 |
Alhucema: Should he indeed have known better? False. He did know better. He just... | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 62 Registered: 11-2008 |
...ignored that knowledge? Did anything unfavorable happen because of his action? To him? To anyone else? Are albatrosses relevant? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1311 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: ...ignored that knowledge? Yep Did anything unfavorable happen because of his action? Yes To him? Yes To anyone else? Yes Are albatrosses relevant? I thought about slipping one in, but not this time... | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1316 Registered: 12-2004 |
You may have noticed that usually the first question I ask on a new puzzle is intended to determine the reliability of the puzzle statement. It may seem extraneous, but it can be useful. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 171 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the puzzle statement true? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1568 Registered: 1-2007 |
I have it Puzzle statement should read "He should have known better than to have 5 active puzzles in play at the same time leaving him open to accussations of hogging the forum" Am i OTRT | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1360 Registered: 12-2004 |
Alhucema: Is the puzzle statement true? Not literally. But it is possible that someone would look upon the events of this puzzle and say, "He shoulda known better!" I have it Puzzle statement should read "He should have known better than to have 5 active puzzles in play at the same time leaving him open to accussations of hogging the forum" Possibly, but this would completely change the puzzle, and is irrelevant. Am i OTRT Nope. If it was apparent that I was hogging the forum when I PWN'd it, then it is quite feasible that I could have 2.4*10^3 puzzles active on this forum and people not realize it. Besides, it's not my fault that nobody asks any questions. :D | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 524 Registered: 5-2003 |
No one except you asks questions on my puzzles, and I don't mind so much. Was he injured? Is he in a coma? Did he make a mistake? Financial loss involved? Other people involved? If so, 1, 2, 3, or more? Exact number relevant? Are time period or location relevant? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1397 Registered: 12-2004 |
Jenburdoo No one except you asks questions on my puzzles, and I don't mind so much. Yes Was he injured? Yes Is he in a coma? Possibly Did he make a mistake? Yes Financial loss involved? Potentially, but not really relevant Other people involved? I guess I have decided that nobody else is involved If so, 1, 2, 3, or more? Exact number relevant? I don't think so Are time period or location relevant? Not really I apologize for vague answers. I seem to have forgotten some of the specifics of this puzzle, so I am kind of playing this by ear. The final solution is set in stone, however. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 119 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the nature of the injury relevant? If so, are any of the following involved? Blood loss? Brain damage? Electrocution? Broken bones? Torn ACL? Damage to the spinal cord? Paralysis? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1525 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Is the nature of the injury relevant? I wouldn't say the nature as much as the mechanism. If so, are any of the following involved? So no, not really. Blood loss? Brain damage? Electrocution? Nope Broken bones? Torn ACL? Damage to the spinal cord? Paralysis? | ||
| Paulrbarber (Paulrbarber)
New member Username: Paulrbarber Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2008 |
"known" in the biblical sense? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1585 Registered: 12-2004 |
Paulrbarber: "known" in the biblical sense? Not really. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 150 Registered: 11-2008 |
Nice first post, Paul. :-P And welcome to the LTPF. As for the mechanism of the injury, are any of these relevant? Blunt trauma to the head? To some other part of the body? Piercing of the skin by some instrument? By a body part of another person? Are any non-human animals relevant? If so, is piercing of the skin by some such animal relevant? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1592 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: As for the mechanism of the injury, are any of these relevant? Possibly, I'll read them and check. Blunt trauma to the head? Possibly To some other part of the body? Possibly Piercing of the skin by some instrument? Probably not By a body part of another person? Doubtful Are any non-human animals relevant? No, I don't think so If so, is piercing of the skin by some such animal relevant? No | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 189 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was a fall a cause of the relevant injury? A car crash? A crash of some other vehicle? Unnecessary risk-taking on the part of our character (say, Jim)? Is intoxication relevant? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1646 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Was a fall a cause of the relevant injury? Nope A car crash? Yep A crash of some other vehicle? Noish Unnecessary risk-taking on the part of our character (say, Jim)? Probably Is intoxication relevant? Not to my knowledge | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 192 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was Jim driving a car? Did he crash it? Because he ignored some knowledge he had? Is anyone else relevant? Were any of these people driving a car? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1647 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Was Jim driving a car? Yep Did he crash it? Yep Because he ignored some knowledge he had? Something like that, yes Is anyone else relevant? Probably not, but for all I know everyone could be relevant Were any of these people driving a car? Quite possibly | ||
| Oisin (Oisin)
New member Username: Oisin Post Number: 16 Registered: 12-2008 |
Is another piece of technology involved here? (a mobile phone? a SatNav? a car radio? CD player?) Did Jim's driving suffer because he was distracted by another task? another event? Is Jim driving in an unfamiliar area? an unfamiliar country? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1655 Registered: 12-2004 |
Osin: Is another piece of technology involved here? Not really (a mobile phone? a SatNav? a car radio? CD player?) None of these Did Jim's driving suffer because he was distracted by another task? Not really another event? No Is Jim driving in an unfamiliar area? No an unfamiliar country? Nope | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 194 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is car racing relevant? Illegal street car racing? Is Jim some kind of stunt performer? Was Jim driving at a high speed (say, above 90 mph)? If no, above 70 mph? Was he driving in the dark? In bad weather? On a day with a lot of drunk drivers on the road? Any other difficult conditions relevant? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1662 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Is car racing relevant? Nope Illegal street car racing? So no Is Jim some kind of stunt performer? Nope Was Jim driving at a high speed (say, above 90 mph)? Not really If no, above 70 mph? Nope Was he driving in the dark? In bad weather? On a day with a lot of drunk drivers on the road? Any other difficult conditions relevant? No to all It's much simply than that | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1663 Registered: 12-2004 |
*** simpler | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 195 Registered: 11-2008 |
Did he run a red light? Crash into a pole? Into a wall? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1664 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Did he run a red light? Not quite Crash into a pole? I don't think so Into a wall? No BTW, I believe you have some questions on your dusty, old puzzle. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 201 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is where he was driving relevant? Did he run a stop sign? Is he a policeman who regularly tickets people for running stop signs? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1677 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Is where he was driving relevant? Yesish Did he run a stop sign? Yes Is he a policeman who regularly tickets people for running stop signs? No, but OTRT. I probably should have chosen something like that... | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 208 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is he a security guard? Any kind of official? Is Disney World relevant? Any of the lyrics to "It's A Small World"? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1687 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Is he a security guard? No Any kind of official? I suppose so, for SVV of "official". Is Disney World relevant? Nope Any of the lyrics to "It's A Small World"? I don't even know the lyrics. Except for something like "It's a small world after all blah blah whatever" | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 136 Registered: 9-2008 |
Is he a politician? government employee? religious leader? school official? well-known in the community? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1764 Registered: 12-2004 |
Kaygee: Is he a politician? No government employee? He's one of those traffic engineering people who do all the work determining how the roads should be built, what the speed limits should be, and that kind of junk. His specialty happens to be the placement of stop signs. religious leader? school official? well-known in the community? No to rest | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 152 Registered: 9-2008 |
Ah, so he was the one that decided that a stop sign would be put at this location - and then he crashed the car when he ran thru it without stopping? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1790 Registered: 12-2004 |
Kaygee: Ah, so he was the one that decided that a stop sign would be put at this location - and then he crashed the car when he ran thru it without stopping? Sure, why not? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 153 Registered: 9-2008 |
So...are we done here? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1796 Registered: 12-2004 |
Kaygee: So...are we done here? I don't believe so. I'm not sure though. You can also find out about more results of the collision. | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 233 Registered: 11-2008 |
Did he collide with someone else? If so, is it relevant who? Someone responsible for the existence of his job? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1807 Registered: 12-2004 |
D_gordon: Did he collide with someone else? Yes If so, is it relevant who? I don't think so, but then again I am making some of the specifics up as I go along Someone responsible for the existence of his job? Possibly What I have already decided on: 1)The nature of the vehicle with which he collided. 2)Another object damaged in the collision, along with the results of this object being damaged | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 1829 Registered: 12-2004 |
*****SPOILER****** In South Carolina, a girl was walking along a road when she walked into a stop sign. "Ow!" she said. "Who put that there?" In central Brevard County, Florida, a traffic engineer was waking up. "OMG!" he said. "I have to be at work in two minutes!" He hopped in his car and took off down the road. In north Brevard County, Florida, a young girl approaching her 15th birthday was studying for her learner license road signs test. "Hmmmm. I guess you are supposed to stop at stop signs." Back in central Brevard, the traffic engineer was racing to his office. "I'll never make it in time! I know what I'll do! I'm just going to run any stop signs at four-way stops. Any other traffic should be stopped..." He ran a stop sign, then another, then another, racing through four-way stops. "I think I'm gonna make-" His car was t-boned by a public works vehicle transporting stop signs to a new development. He should have known better. The traffic engineer's vehicle was shoved through a stop sign and into a power line, which fell and knocked over two more stop signs. This caused a blackout for a third of the city. Meanwhile, dense smoke came out of a factory that had ceased operations with the termination of power - a factory that produced, among other things, stop signs... |
