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Man on the run
« on: May 17th, 2006, 2:36pm » |
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A fugitive from justice breathes a sigh of relief. He takes a step backwards and dies. What happened?
Edit: removed "immediately"
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #1 on: May 17th, 2006, 6:11pm » |
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| hidden: | | Natural causes? Heart attack, stroke, etc? |
Or maybe he | hidden: | | Was bitten by some poisonus animal? |
Perhaps he was
Or did he | hidden: | | Fall of a cliff/building/ anything really high? |
If not, could you answer these questions?
1. Why was he relieved?
2. Why did he step backwards and not forward?
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #2 on: May 17th, 2006, 6:39pm » |
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on May 17th, 2006, 6:11pm, Bamaboys wrote:| hidden: | | Natural causes? Heart attack, stroke, etc? |
Or maybe he | hidden: | | Was bitten by some poisonus animal? |
Perhaps he was
Or did he | hidden: | | Fall of a cliff/building/ anything really high? |
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One of those answers is close, but not the full answer I'm looking for.
on May 17th, 2006, 6:11pm, Bamaboys wrote:
If not, could you answer these questions?
1. Why was he relieved?
2. Why did he step backwards and not forward? |
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1. This *is* a riddle you realise.
2. Arbitrary, it could be either.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #3 on: May 17th, 2006, 7:00pm » |
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on May 17th, 2006, 6:39pm, graphia wrote:
One of those answers is close, but not the full answer I'm looking for.
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Could you be a little more specific and tell which answer is close?
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #4 on: May 17th, 2006, 11:45pm » |
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I might leave it a bit longer before giving any spoiler-y hints, but what you need to ask yourself is why would a fugitive breathe a sigh of relief?
It should also be noted that the way things happen in the puzzly world aren't exactly 1:1 with the real world.
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You say he immediately dies, so I suppose one must ask oneself what can kill real fast. A bullet can, but I do not see connection with the fugitive taking the step back, and police tend to arrest you and not shot you right away in the back. As for the sigh of relief, if he is on the run then that probably means he lost them, or he thought he lost them.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #6 on: May 18th, 2006, 3:25pm » |
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Has he just | hidden: | | escaped from prison ? |
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on May 17th, 2006, 11:45pm, graphia wrote:| It should also be noted that the way things happen in the puzzly world aren't exactly 1:1 with the real world. |
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Is it a game? Perhaps Monopoly?
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #8 on: May 18th, 2006, 5:35pm » |
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on May 18th, 2006, 4:23pm, alien wrote:
Is it a game? Perhaps Monopoly? |
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I'm trying to think of a way to exlain what I meant there but I can't without spoiling the puzzle. No, it's not a monopoly game.
Also, I've edited the original question slightly (don't hate me  )
If you can think through various situations where a fugitive might breathe a sigh of relief you should be on your way to solving it, that's the most important part.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #9 on: May 19th, 2006, 4:21am » |
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He just dug a tunnel out of prison and was relieved to see he emerged just outside of the fence.
He made one step backwards and realized the fence was electrified.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #10 on: May 19th, 2006, 9:40am » |
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is he seeking refuge at the bottom of a lake or pool? if he breathes then.. he'll die.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #11 on: May 19th, 2006, 9:53am » |
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Well.. how about this..He breathes a sigh of relief because he knows he's won.. he's escaped.. So, the only permanent escape from justice that reason can point me to is suicide.. So.. he breathes a sigh of relief.. knowing he's found his escape.. shoots him self in the head or heart.. takes a step backwards and dies immediately... ??
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A sigh of relief can mean only one thing, so I guess after it something happened he did not expect, meaning he was to quick with his optimistic estimation of situation he was in. Pigs in blue can still surprise you.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #13 on: May 21st, 2006, 3:28am » |
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Grimbal: Unfortunately that's not the answer, however it's very good and fits just as well as mine.
Agirl: Creative, if a little morbid 
Alien: Bingo, now you just have to figure out what the situation was.
You're getting close but you guys need to start thinking in specifics to get the answer rather than generalities, work through a couple of possible escape scenarios.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #14 on: May 22nd, 2006, 9:09am » |
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Well then, how about this: Our wanted man is running from the police.. he's escaping from prison and has armed officers on his tail.. There are motion detectors everywhere... the police follow the electrical clues as the man runs, their weapons cocked.. the cops are so close.. running man seperated only by a thin wall.. However, he notices out of the corner of his eye that they're looking around in confusion and moving in the wrong direction.. Running man breathes a sigh of relief.... He takes a step backwards - and sets off a motion detector.. A cop (s) shoot in his direction immediately and he dies. ??
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Was he on the run with someone else, perhaps an undercover cop? And what of the objects on him, gadgets maybe as this might be one clever thief? But I suppose important part is where he was located at that fatal moment. Could be indoors, could be outdoors..
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #16 on: May 22nd, 2006, 2:17pm » |
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This is the first puzzle I've written on here so I hope it's not too obscure 
Agirl: Again, I guess it works but I can't see a prison escapee stopping just because the guards are looking the other way. For me fugitive has connotations of someone who's been on the run for a while, rather than someone in the heat of an escape. You're on the right track though!
Alien: No, he wasn't running with anyone, and gadgets aren't involved in the answer. You're right though, location location location 
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #17 on: May 22nd, 2006, 3:16pm » |
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Jimmy had been on the run for two weeks now. This morning he found refuge under a dense bush, and waited with thumbing heart, as the sound of searching policeman was all around him. Somehow, miraculously, he escaped detection, although one policeman was not more than a meter away!
Then, a sound of a horn. And then, all policeman seem to have left... can it be? did he really make it this time?
Jimmy waited for a couple of hours more, but no more police -- all is quite. So -- he really IS free!
He sighs in relief, and take a step back -- only to be shut by one of the hunters who mistakes him for a deer. Not realising your in the hunting ground on hunting season can be fatal.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #18 on: May 22nd, 2006, 4:39pm » |
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Fugitive man has been running for a while now.. He's trying to evade some people who may have recognized him - It's night time. he finds himself in a dark dark building climbing stairs.. on ricketty rails.. maybe pitch dark rooftops.. someplace high.. He's guided only by the light of his lighter and hears those voices nearby.. When the voices disappear (or perhaps he hears that the fugitive has been found), running man breathes a sigh of relief - extinguishing his only light. He's disoriented by the darkness and makes a blind step in the wrong direction off an edge to his death.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #19 on: May 22nd, 2006, 10:58pm » |
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Argh, both those answers fit too! I think I left this too open-ended Okay I'll give you another hint - the fugitive is still being chased at the time he breathes a sigh of relief.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #20 on: May 24th, 2006, 9:22am » |
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I'm very curious about this puzzle, so i keep checking in.. before I make another guess.. I'm pretty confused about this issue.. graphia said: For me fugitive has connotations of someone who's been on the run for a while, rather than someone in the heat of an escape. You're on the right track though!
Then graphia said: the fugitive is still being chased when he breathes a sigh of relief..
Can you clear up this contradiction?
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #21 on: May 24th, 2006, 1:54pm » |
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on May 24th, 2006, 9:22am, agirl wrote:I'm very curious about this puzzle, so i keep checking in.. before I make another guess.. I'm pretty confused about this issue.. graphia said: For me fugitive has connotations of someone who's been on the run for a while, rather than someone in the heat of an escape. You're on the right track though!
Then graphia said: the fugitive is still being chased when he breathes a sigh of relief..
Can you clear up this contradiction?
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Right yeah that could have been worded better. Ok the fugitive is still being chased and he's been on the run for some time. I'm also going to say that he does get shot by cops. Now if you can just think of where cops can't shoot a fugitive and where they can (just as a general thing, not taking into account specific laws) then you'll be on the right track.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #22 on: May 24th, 2006, 2:33pm » |
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Perhaps he tripped and stepped back out of his bedroom
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #23 on: May 24th, 2006, 10:03pm » |
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on May 24th, 2006, 2:33pm, SMQ wrote:
Oooh, and I thought I was being original Yes, that's the answer, he stepped back over a country's border.
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Re: Man on the run
« Reply #24 on: May 24th, 2006, 10:15pm » |
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When you say "not taking into account specific laws," wouldn't that include jurisdictional issues?
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