| Author | Message | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10091 Registered: 4-2010 |
A man is lying dead in the desert, alone. He is clutching a match. What happened? NOT the classic - no airplanes/hot air balloons/etc. are involved. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 130 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he die of natural causes? Was he killed? Did he commit suicide? Is it relevant what desert it was? If so, [LTPF list of deserts], please. Is it relevant when it happened? Is he naked? Does he have anything on him except for the match? Is the match broken? used? May we call him Ben? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10093 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he die of natural causes? No Was he killed? Yesish Did he commit suicide? No Is it relevant what desert it was? Yope If so, [LTPF list of deserts], please. Assume somewhere in the American Southwest. Is it relevant when it happened? Yesish - assume modern-day. This is FMOI, but based on stories I've read. Is he naked? No Does he have anything on him except for the match? Yes Is the match broken? No used? Yes May we call him Ben? Sure | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2159 Registered: 9-2010 |
Inventory of Ben's current possessions? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10095 Registered: 4-2010 |
Inventory of Ben's current possessions? Besides the match, the only other object on him is a matchbox. Yes/No questions please. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 131 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is there anything relevant about these: Ben's family? friends? looks? clothing? age? gender? race? religion? education? Weather? climate? Season? Time of day? Was he killed by another human? An animal? A natural disaster? Did he try to light something with the match? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10097 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is there anything relevant about these: Ben's family? friends? looks? clothing? age? gender? race? religion? education? No to all of these Weather? climate? Season? Time of day? Noish - assume summer, daytime, warm. Was he killed by another human? An animal? A natural disaster? No to all Did he try to light something with the match? Yes (tiny ish) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2163 Registered: 9-2010 |
sorry! Is it relevant what Ben is wearing, since he's not naked? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 132 Registered: 12-2010 |
Could it have been a cornfield instead of a desert? An island in a lake? A mall parking lot? My backyard? Is it important how he got there? Did he try to light something in order to protect himself? Did he actually light something? If yes, is this thing still there? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10101 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant what Ben is wearing, since he's not naked? No Could it have been a cornfield instead of a desert? An island in a lake? A mall parking lot? My backyard? No to all - good q Is it important how he got there? Not really - he drove Did he try to light something in order to protect himself? No Did he actually light something? Yes If yes, is this thing still there? No - another good q | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 133 Registered: 12-2010 |
The thing that he lit - did it burn down so that it's not there anymore? Was one match enough to set it on fire? Was it something animate? inanimate? Something that he had brought there? Something he found there? Something he wanted to destroy? Is there something desert-specific that we have to find out (since the whole scenario wouldn't work somewhere else)? Does it have to do with plants? animals? the soil? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10106 Registered: 4-2010 |
The thing that he lit - did it burn down Yope so that it's not there anymore? Yes Was one match enough to set it on fire? Yes Was it something animate? No inanimate? So yes Something that he had brought there? Yes Something he found there? No Something he wanted to destroy? Yes... Is there something desert-specific that we have to find out (since the whole scenario wouldn't work somewhere else)? Yes Does it have to do with plants? This, none of the rest animals? the soil? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 134 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did he want to destroy pieces of evidence because he had committed a crime? The plants... cactuses? Or that there are no plants at all? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10109 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he want to destroy pieces of evidence because he had committed a crime? No The plants... cactuses? YES Or that there are no plants at all? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 135 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was he killed by a cactus? Would it be helpful to find out what kind of object he brought there? If so, [LTPF list of materials] please. Did he bring one single object? Is his occupation/job relevant? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10112 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he killed by a cactus? Yes! Would it be helpful to find out what kind of object he brought there? Yes If so, [LTPF list of materials] please. Answering this might give it away, so I cannot do so. Did he bring one single object? Well, he brought the match, matchbox, and this other object. Is his occupation/job relevant? No | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2177 Registered: 9-2010 |
Did he burn a cactus? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10115 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he burn a cactus? No, but close... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2180 Registered: 9-2010 |
cook a cactus? eat a cactus? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10118 Registered: 4-2010 |
cook a cactus? eat a cactus? No - "burn" was closer. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2183 Registered: 9-2010 |
explode? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10122 Registered: 4-2010 |
explode? Yep! I think you have all the pieces - want to put it together? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2186 Registered: 9-2010 |
so he set a cactus on fire, and it exploded, stabbing him to death with its needles? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10128 Registered: 4-2010 |
so he set a cactus on fire, No and it exploded, Yes stabbing him to death with its needles? Well, it fell on him. Close... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2188 Registered: 9-2010 |
so it exploded, fell on him, and...the water inside it drowned him? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10130 Registered: 4-2010 |
so it exploded, fell on him, and...the water inside it drowned him? No - the cactus crushed him to death. Now what caused the explosion? And what was the other item he had brought? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2190 Registered: 9-2010 |
an explosive? as an answer to both questions? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 10132 Registered: 4-2010 |
an explosive? as an answer to both questions? Yep, and that's the last of it. **********SPOILER********** The man decided to have some fun and blow up a cactus. He brought a match, matchbox, and homemade explosive to the desert with him, lit the fuse, and tossed the explosive at the base of a cactus. Unfortunately for him, the explosion caused the cactus to topple and crush him to death; thus, he died still holding the (burnt) match. Nice solve again, Kaylee. Points also go to Doriana for some good questions. |
