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alien2
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In this duel, there is Tommy with a gun and three of his unarmed foes. In any possible realization, what is the maximum damage Tommy can do to them by using the gun once?
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #1 on: May 9th, 2007, 7:06am » |
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Oh and he hasn't got a Magnum, rather a small pistol. You know, the one female agents carry in their stocking. 
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #2 on: May 9th, 2007, 7:23am » |
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Any possible realization? Well, he could shoot out something that is supporting a giant boulder or the like, crushing the three foes when it falls (or any other similar situation, usually chronicled in cartoons and in Hollywood); or a similar case with water being held back by glass that drowns the foes after Tommy breaks open the glass...
Or we could have a magic bullet case: Tommy hits all three with one (acrobatic) bullet.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #3 on: May 9th, 2007, 7:24am » |
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Is there gasoline on the floor?
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #4 on: May 9th, 2007, 7:25am » |
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Well, if he's taking on 3 small insects, then allowing them to congregate within a close proximity of each other, and then crushing them beneath the gun would probably count as maximal damage. Either that or proving to be a marksman by hitting the self-destruct button for the large facility the duel is taking place in with one shot. He may even have time to escape the inferno as well...
These are not the answers you are looking for. (probably)
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #5 on: May 9th, 2007, 7:49am » |
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This time, if I haven't mentioned it, it has no role in the riddle. So, they are outdoors, and they are not bugs. And yes, this is a bad riddle.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #6 on: May 9th, 2007, 8:12am » |
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Remember the film Eraser? In a scene near the end they were in the city Zoological gardens. With one gunshot, Arnold Swartzeneger manages to eliminate all his foes. It was a little exagerated in the usual hollywood style. But the solution here was:
he shoots the glass on the aquarium releasing the Nile Crododiles (which hadn't eaten in three days).Of course in the movie, the crocs run strait at their prey at lightning speed which was a little over the top
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #7 on: May 9th, 2007, 9:14am » |
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I said no other objects, so no aquarium, or anything else for that matter.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #8 on: May 9th, 2007, 10:14am » |
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He could shoot one of his foes, and the other two could die from shock, fearing that he shot them
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #9 on: May 9th, 2007, 10:28am » |
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force the three to fist fight under threat that you will shoot the looser or the one who will not fight. Then to inflight the maximum damage, you go back on your word and you shoot the one that has been less injured by the fighting
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #10 on: May 9th, 2007, 10:37am » |
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Nah. They are cold-blooded. Nice try Denis.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #11 on: May 9th, 2007, 6:51pm » |
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Super penetrating bullet ?
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #12 on: May 9th, 2007, 8:27pm » |
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This may be a little exaggerated but.. Well if you shot and it penetrated some vital place, bounced off a tree, hit another person in a vital place, and finally hit the third in the heart they could die from bleeding to death. 
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #13 on: May 10th, 2007, 12:52am » |
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Tommy shoots in the air. The police arrives within minutes and arrest the 3 foes who by the way were convicted murderers. There are executed the next morning.
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Tommy is a little girl. She shoots herself in the leg and starts shouting hysterically for help. When a crowd has gathered, she claims they did it and they tried to rape her. Within an hour they are all lynched. Unfortunately, she bleeds to death.
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Tommy is not alone. He is with his gang of which he is the head. The 3 armed foes are unarmed because they are prisoners. After they failed to give any good reason to be spared, Tommy makes a gesture with his gun across his neck meaning "kill them".
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #14 on: May 10th, 2007, 6:54am » |
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It is an ordinary bullet, no bouncing, and Grimbal is also mistaken.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #15 on: May 10th, 2007, 6:28pm » |
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He shot the first guy dead centre on his head, killing him instantaneously. He then proceed to pummel the other two guys with his crowbar.
He did use his gun only once..
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #16 on: May 11th, 2007, 2:36am » |
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Are the 3 foes old people with cardiac problems?
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #17 on: May 13th, 2007, 12:11pm » |
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line them all up in a straight line and then shoot through them all?
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #18 on: May 13th, 2007, 12:21pm » |
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Ridddlers, I am practicing my right to apply suspense regarding unsolved riddles of mine, except for the quiz. So I will respond in about............... three days.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #19 on: May 13th, 2007, 3:06pm » |
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why the heck are the 3 foes unarmed??! 
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #20 on: May 13th, 2007, 3:49pm » |
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They should've armed themselves, but they didn't see it coming.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #21 on: May 14th, 2007, 12:49pm » |
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Tommy points the gun and asks them to fight out and kill each other and he would let the last one that sruvives to go free.... and of course Tommy does not keep his word.... 
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #22 on: May 15th, 2007, 12:59am » |
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I just wonder.
The riddle says "Duel". That means there are 2 people involved. That means the 3 foes must be siamese triplets. A single wound could bleed them all to death.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #23 on: May 15th, 2007, 1:00am » |
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As an alternative to the solution above, the 3 foes are a mother and her 2 unborn twins.
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Re: Duel 2
« Reply #24 on: May 15th, 2007, 4:25pm » |
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Should you word it as "4 way duel"? i think duel is generically used ...
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