| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2115 Registered: 4-2010 |
"Well, this isn't going to help me NOW!" Warning: very silly. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 32 Registered: 7-2010 |
This: Some advice? An item? Some smart-aleck saying? An idea? A memory? Help me: Out of danger? An embarrising/ awkward situation? Stage fright? Fear of messing something up? A sudden case of memory loss? Now: The situation in which help is needed is already ongoing? Or upcoming? Me: H/A/M? Other persons involved? More than one? Animals involved? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2125 Registered: 4-2010 |
This: Some advice? An item? This Some smart-aleck saying? An idea? A memory? Help me: Out of danger? Yes, with a tiny ish An embarrising/ awkward situation? Noish Stage fright? Fear of messing something up? A sudden case of memory loss? No to rest Now: The situation in which help is needed is already ongoing? Yes Or upcoming? No Me: H/A/M? Yes Other persons involved? No More than one? Hence no Animals involved? No | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 39 Registered: 7-2010 |
One single item? Or several? Is fire involved? Water? (Danger of) falling? Is the person's life in danger? His health? His reputation? His freedom? His money? Something else that belongs to him? Can we assume that he got the item just a moment ago? Has somebody given it to him? Has it fallen into his hands? Did he find it? Had he expected/hoped to have it before he got into the situation in which he is now? Would the item have helped him if he had gotten it just a little earlier? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2142 Registered: 4-2010 |
One single item? This Or several? Is fire involved? No Water? No (Danger of) No... falling? ...but Yes. Is the person's life in danger? This His health? His reputation? His freedom? His money? Something else that belongs to him? No to rest Can we assume that he got the item just a moment ago? You don't need to assume it; he did get it just a moment ago. Has somebody given it to him? No Has it fallen into his hands? Yes, with more than a touch of irony. Did he find it? No Had he expected/hoped to have it before he got into the situation in which he is now? No Would the item have helped him if he had gotten it just a little earlier? Yes | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 43 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is the guy falling off a building? A cliff/rock/mountain? A latter? Stairs? Something that had been set up such as a rope to balance on? A plane/helicopter? Did he jump? Did he slip? Trip? Lose his balance? Was he forced to jump? Is the item a parachute? A rope? Something that could've helped him keep his balance? Something that would've effectively prevented his fall? Something he could've defended himself with against someone? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2153 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the guy falling off a building? A cliff/rock/mountain? A latter? Stairs? Something that had been set up such as a rope to balance on? A plane/helicopter? A plane Did he jump? Yes Did he slip? Trip? Lose his balance? No to these Was he forced to jump? No Is the item a parachute? No... A rope? No Something that could've helped him keep his balance? No Something that would've effectively prevented his fall? No Something he could've defended himself with against someone? No | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 68 Registered: 4-2010 |
So he was skydiving, right? Did he get the item while free falling or after he opened parachute? Was he able to open parachute? Would the item helped him earlier during the fall? before jumping of the plane? before boarding the plane? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 46 Registered: 7-2010 |
Did he have the item at some earlier point? Earlier during the fall? Before jumping off the plane? Before boarding the plane? If so, did he lose it? Misplace it? Was it taken away from him? Is the item related to skydiving/ dealing with heights in general? or is it something completely different, like something to eat, for example? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2173 Registered: 4-2010 |
So he was skydiving, right? Yes Did he get the item while free falling or after he opened parachute? The latter Was he able to open parachute? Yes Would the item helped him earlier during the fall? This before jumping of the plane? before boarding the plane? Did he have the item at some earlier point? Earlier during the fall? Before jumping off the plane? Before boarding the plane? Noish to all If so, did he lose it? Misplace it? Was it taken away from him? No to all Is the item related to skydiving/ Yesish dealing with heights in general? No or is it something completely different, like something to eat, for example? No And just to avoid any confusion, this would not happen in real life. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2174 Registered: 4-2010 |
BLOOPER: "or is it something completely different, like something to eat, for example" should be Yope. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 456 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was he going to fall to his death? Land on something dangerous? Or in dangerous territory? And the item would have prevented his death (had he gotten it earlier)? He acquired this item during the fall? Was it an item that could fly or float? A bird? A model plane? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2179 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he going to fall to his death? Yes Land on something dangerous? Irrel Or in dangerous territory? Irrel And the item would have prevented his death (had he gotten it earlier)? Yes He acquired this item during the fall? Yes Was it an item that could fly or float? No A bird? A model plane? Hence neither | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 461 Registered: 5-2010 |
Was his parachute fully functional? Was it an item that was also falling? Had it fallen from the plane? Or was the item being somehow being somehow thrown or shot upwards when it "met" him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2183 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was his parachute fully functional? No... Was it an item that was also falling? Yope Had it fallen from the plane? No, with a tiny ish Or was the item being somehow being somehow thrown or shot upwards when it "met" him? No | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 69 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the item in the air before he acquired it? Or was it part of his gear he didn't noticed earlier? Was it thrown, shot or somehow propelled into the air from the ground? Was it thrown down from some aircraft, higher ground or something like that? Was it something he lost during jump? When he acquired the item, was he just above the ground, lets say less than 5 meters? 10m? 50m? 100m? 500m? 1km? More? Did he opened the parachute? Then he found out there is something wrong with it? Did he cut away the main chute? If so was something wrong with the reserve parachute, too? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 48 Registered: 7-2010 |
Let me summarize, the guy was able to open the parachute but it turned out that it's not fully functional and hence he is still falling to his death, right? Had the item fallen from/ out of the parachute? After it had opened? Was it something with wich the guy could've fixed the parachute? A needle and thread maybe? xD Something that could've made him see that something was wrong with the parachute? Some manual? Did he use the parachute correctly or accidently damaged it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2186 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the item in the air before he acquired it? Yope Or was it part of his gear he didn't noticed earlier? Yope Was it thrown, shot or somehow propelled into the air from the ground? No Was it thrown down from some aircraft, higher ground or something like that? No Was it something he lost during jump? No When he acquired the item, was he just above the ground, lets say less than 5 meters? 10m? 50m? 100m? 500m? 1km? More? This Did he opened the parachute? Yes Then he found out there is something wrong with it? Yes, with a tiny ish Did he cut away the main chute? No... If so was something wrong with the reserve parachute, too? Yope-ish | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 70 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it real parachute? Or was it just a backpack? Was the item in the backpack and when he opened it the item fell out and he caught it? Was he too low to use the item properly? If the altitude was higher, would he be able to save his life with the item? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2191 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it real parachute? Yope... Or was it just a backpack? Yope... Was the item in the backpack and when he opened it the item fell out and he caught it? Yes!!! Was he too low to use the item properly? No If the altitude was higher, would he be able to save his life with the item? No | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 71 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the item, if acquired in right time able to save his life? Or just help him in some other way? Did someone mistaken his parachute with backpack and filled it with stuff, thus making it dysfunctional? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2195 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the item, if acquired in right time able to save his life? Yes Or just help him in some other way? No Did someone mistaken his parachute with backpack and filled it with stuff, thus making it dysfunctional? No... | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 53 Registered: 7-2010 |
Was the item something that could've made him see that something was wrong with the parachute? A note? Some manual? Something with which he could've fixed the parachute? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2199 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the item something that could've made him see that something was wrong with the parachute? No A note? No Some manual? Yesish Something with which he could've fixed the parachute? Yope... | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3337 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was what was in the parachute pack something he could have used to avoid jumping in the first place? For example, tools to fix the plane? Instructions to fly it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2203 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was what was in the parachute pack something he could have used to avoid jumping in the first place? No, with a tiny ish For example, tools to fix the plane? Instructions to fly it? Neither | ||
| Viniter (Viniter)
New member Username: Viniter Post Number: 72 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was thing providing him some information that could earlier helped him fix the chute? Or use it properly? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2549 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is he dead at the time of the puzzle statement? Dying? Injured? Does the item fall from the opened parachute? Did he accidentally pack the item with the parachute? Or was it the parachute? Did the parachute open too late? | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 826 Registered: 6-2009 |
They did a bit on Whose Line is it Anyway about the worst things that can come out of your backpack instead of a parachute. I believe they included confetti, mini snickers bars, and a book entitled "What to do when your chute won't open." Any of these relevant? :-) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 2208 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was thing providing him some information that could earlier helped him fix the chute? This-ish Or use it properly? No Is he dead at the time of the puzzle statement? Dying? Injured? No to all Does the item fall from the opened parachute? Yes Did he accidentally pack the item with the parachute? No Or was it the parachute? No Did the parachute open too late? No They did a bit on Whose Line is it Anyway about the worst things that can come out of your backpack instead of a parachute. I believe they included confetti, mini snickers bars, and a book entitled "What to do when your chute won't open." Any of these relevant? :-) That's exactly it! **********SPOILER********** The guy is skydiving, but instead of a parachute, a book pops out titled "What to do when your parachute doesn't open." Hence the comment. As Ohlala figured out, the title referred to an episode of Whose Line is it Anyway?, where the situation comes from. The game was Scenes from a Hat, and Colin Mochrie was the one who came up with the line. (Greg Proops came up with the miniature Snickers idea, in case anyone's wondering.) Nice job to Viniter, Potato, and all the rest of you for the groundwork, and Ohlala for the dead-on solve. | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 827 Registered: 6-2009 |
Aw, I love Whose Line. Didn't mean to steal anyone's thunder by swooping in for the solve. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3341 Registered: 5-2003 |
I like Whose Line too; that line's typical Colin Mochrie, I think. But, um, wouldn't that book be the BEST think to come out of your pack at a moment like that? People have survived high-altitude-no-openings before... | ||
| Ohlala8 (Ohlala8)
New member Username: Ohlala8 Post Number: 828 Registered: 6-2009 |
Yeah, and as I recall, he pantomimed desperately flipping through it as he fell. |
