| Author | Message | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 643 Registered: 6-2009 |
He was killed by the same thing that saved his life. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1383 Registered: 4-2010 |
He 1 = He 2? He 1 = HAM? He 2? Was the time between life-saving and killing seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days? Years? Any other people involved? If so, are they HAM? HAF? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 646 Registered: 6-2009 |
He 1 = He 2? He 1 = HAM? He 2? yes to all. Was the time between life-saving and killing seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days? Years? this Any other people involved? yes If so, are they HAM? this, although gender doesn't really matter. HAF? | ||
| Fermat1601 (Fermat1601)
New member Username: Fermat1601 Post Number: 61 Registered: 6-2010 |
Saved his life from a natural disaster? execution? death from illness? murder? fatal accident? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 648 Registered: 6-2009 |
Saved his life from a natural disaster? execution? death from illness? murder? this fatal accident? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1392 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was his death accidental? Murder? Illness? Execution? Suicide? Radiation poisoning? Other natural causes? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3075 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he saved by something that injured him whilst doing so? Armor or shelter? Would the damage that would have otherwise killed him have been piercing? Slashing? Crushing? | ||
| Vadron (Vadron)
New member Username: Vadron Post Number: 74 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was his fate sealed as soon as his life was saved? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 649 Registered: 6-2009 |
Balin: Was his death accidental? Murder? Illness? this Execution? Suicide? Radiation poisoning? Other natural causes? Jenburdoo: Was he saved by something that injured him whilst doing so? not exactly... Armor or shelter? not these Would the damage that would have otherwise killed him have been piercing? Slashing? Crushing? none of these Vadron: Was his fate sealed as soon as his life was saved? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1425 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the thing that saved his life kill his potential murderer? Injure? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 651 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did the thing that saved his life kill his potential murderer? Injure? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2242 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he injured when his life was saved? Was something permanently embedded in his body? Which ultimately killed him? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 668 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was he injured when his life was saved? yes, DOYD of "injury." There was physical harm, anyway. Was something permanently embedded in his body? no Which ultimately killed him? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2251 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was his life saved temporarily, but ultimately he died from it? Or was his life saved by the thing on one occasion, but it killed him on another occasion? Can it be said that "He was killed by the same object that saved his life"? Seatbelts relevant? Airbags? Other car safety systems? Are vehicles relevant at all? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 678 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was his life saved temporarily, but ultimately he died from it? Or was his life saved by the thing on one occasion, but it killed him on another occasion? Both of these statements are close. His life was saved by the thing on one occasion, but ultimately he died from it (the thing) Can it be said that "He was killed by the same object that saved his life"? yes, but that's probably not how one would put it. Seatbelts relevant? Airbags? Other car safety systems? Are vehicles relevant at all? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2268 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he undergo surgery? Life-saving surgery? But then died from complications? Are transplants relevant? Or implants? Other medical procedures? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 681 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did he undergo surgery? Life-saving surgery? But then died from complications? Are transplants relevant? Or implants? Other medical procedures? no to all | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2275 Registered: 9-2009 |
Relevant how he was attempted murdered? Did he hurt or kill the murderer? Is the time frame between his survival and death important? Did the thing that eventually caused his death happen at the same time his life was saved? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 688 Registered: 6-2009 |
Relevant how he was attempted murdered? yes, very much Did he hurt or kill the murderer? no Is the time frame between his survival and death important? no Did the thing that eventually caused his death happen at the same time his life was saved? the thing that caused his death didn't really "happen" at a defined moment. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2276 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he: (attempted to be) stabbed? Shot? Strangled? Hung? Electrocuted? Blown up? Thrown from height? Hit by blunt force? Suffocated? Dismembered? Frozen? Burned? Poisoned, by: inhalation? Ingestion? Injection? Skin contact? Radiation? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2277 Registered: 9-2009 |
Or infected? Drained of blood? Attacked by animal(s)? Dehydrated? Starved? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 695 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was he: (attempted to be) stabbed? Shot? Strangled? Hung? Electrocuted? Blown up? Thrown from height? Hit by blunt force? Suffocated? Dismembered? Frozen? Burned? Poisoned, by: inhalation? Ingestion? Injection? Skin contact? Thisish. Good list, by the way, I honestly didn't think you were going to get it this way. Radiation? Or infected? Drained of blood? Attacked by animal(s)? Dehydrated? Starved? no to the rest | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2296 Registered: 9-2009 |
Thanks. Chemically burned? By acid? Base? Oxidizing agent? Other? Did it keep the poison from contacting his skin? From entering the bloodstream? From killing him? Was "it" a skin condition? Relevant where on the body the poison was (attempted to be) administered? Relevant exactly what the poison was? Was it a single chemical compound? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 700 Registered: 6-2009 |
Chemically burned? no By acid? Base? Oxidizing agent? Other? Did it keep the poison from contacting his skin? no From entering the bloodstream? no From killing him? this Was "it" a skin condition? no Relevant where on the body the poison was (attempted to be) administered? yope Relevant exactly what the poison was? yes Was it a single chemical compound? I think so. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2301 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was "it" some other medical condition? Or was it an antidote of ome sort? That was poisonous in itself? Was the poison: of plant origin? Animal? Mineral? Synthetic? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 702 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was "it" some other medical condition? no, with a tiny ish, I suppose. Or was it an antidote of ome sort? Not exactly, but the right idea. That was poisonous in itself? yes Was the poison: of plant origin? this Animal? Mineral? Synthetic? there might be a synthetic component | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2304 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was "it" medicine? Was he taking medicine to treat a medical condition? And the medicine counteracted the poison? But killed him later? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 704 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was "it" medicine? no Was he taking medicine to treat a medical condition? And the medicine counteracted the poison? But killed him later? so no to these | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2306 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was "it" something he ingested? Or put on his skin? Or injected? Is "it" a substance? Is he using it? Abusing it? Or did another person try poisoning him at the same time, and the two poisons counteracted each other? Did "it" cause the disease that he later died from? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 707 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was "it" something he ingested? no Or put on his skin? no Or injected? no Is "it" a substance? yes Is he using it? yes Abusing it? arguable Or did another person try poisoning him at the same time, and the two poisons counteracted each other? no Did "it" cause the disease that he later died from? yes | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2307 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does he inhale it? Smoke it? Is it an illegal substance? A stimulant? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 708 Registered: 6-2009 |
Does he inhale it? Smoke it? this Is it an illegal substance? no A stimulant? yes | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2309 Registered: 9-2009 |
Nicotine? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 710 Registered: 6-2009 |
Nicotine? yep. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3120 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the stimulation save him on one occasion? Perhaps it kept him alert during a car accident or a combat situation? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 712 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did the stimulation save him on one occasion? yope Perhaps it kept him alert during a car accident or a combat situation? but nothing like this | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1469 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the nicotine alert him on this one particular instance? Did it make him notice his potential killer? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 715 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did the nicotine alert him on this one particular instance? Did it make him notice his potential killer? no to these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1472 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did the nicotine keep him constantly alert? Is his profession relevant? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 717 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did the nicotine keep him constantly alert? Nicotine's stimulating effects aren't what caused his life to be saved. Alertness is relevant, though. Is his profession relevant? somewhat | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1474 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he smoking the nicotine through cigarettes? Cigars? Was it the smoke that saved him? The smell? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 718 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was he smoking the nicotine through cigarettes? this, though not at the time of the attempted murder. Cigars? Was it the smoke that saved him? The smell? neither. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1476 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he the only one smoking? Are the only people involved him and his attempted killer? Is the killer HAM? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 720 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was he the only one smoking? only one of whom? when? Are the only people involved him and his attempted killer? yes Is the killer HAM? yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1480 Registered: 4-2010 |
Rewording: when he was almost killed, was he the only one smoking? Or was the killer smoking as well? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 722 Registered: 6-2009 |
Rewording: when he was almost killed, was he the only one smoking? When he was almost killed, he was not smoking. Or was the killer smoking as well? definitely not. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1485 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the victim smoking just before he was almost killed? Was he buying cigarettes? Was he using a nicotine patch? Inhaling secondhand smoke? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 724 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was the victim smoking just before he was almost killed? Was he buying cigarettes? Was he using a nicotine patch? yope Inhaling secondhand smoke? no to the rest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1489 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he taking nicotine through the skin? Liquid nicotine? Nicotine gum? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 727 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was he taking nicotine through the skin? yesLiquid nicotine? Nicotine gum? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1492 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it an attempted shooting? And the bullet hit the nicotine patch (or whatever it was)? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 729 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was it an attempted shooting? no And the bullet hit the nicotine patch (or whatever it was)? Since you're new to this puzzle, i refer you to Galfisk's post on June 30 at 12:41, where he discovered the method of attempted murder. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1572 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ah, thank you. Was there poison in the nicotine he was taking? Only the nicotine killed the poison? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 730 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was there poison in the nicotine he was taking? no(ish) Only the nicotine killed the poison? no | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1783 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was there something contaminating the nicotine? Is there poison involved? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 735 Registered: 6-2009 |
Was there something contaminating the nicotine? no Is there poison involved? probably not like you're thinking | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2423 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did someone try to poison him with nicotine, but because ha was a smoker he had such a high tolerance of nicotine that he survived? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 736 Registered: 6-2009 |
Did someone try to poison him with nicotine, but because ha was a smoker he had such a high tolerance of nicotine that he survived? and there it is! **************SPOILER*************************** In the movie "Thank You for Smoking," the hero is a cigarette lobbyist, and at one point extremists try to kill him by covering his entire body in nicotine patches. It turns out that as a lifelong smoker, he has a high enough tolerance to survive until medical attention arrives. Of course, he uses this as a part of his lobby, that "smoking saved his life." But I imagine that this guy probably eventually died of lung cancer, so he was killed by the same thing that saved his life. I honestly expected this one to be solved as soon as you figured out that the attempted murder was through skin poisoning and that "it" was nicotine. Apparently this tapped into an assumption I didn't know people had - but nicotine, in high enough concentrations (in any concentration, really) is poison. Way to go Balin and Galfisk for tag-teaming to the finish line! | ||
| Lynne (Lynne)
New member Username: Lynne Post Number: 4600 Registered: 12-2000 |
Sorry I missed this one. I did a puzzle years ago about killing someone with a nicotine patch. I called it 'Don't try this at home'. I know how lethal nicotine is to the non-smoker as I only took a very few chews of some nicotine gum and have never felt so bad as I did for hours afterwards. |
