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alien2
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John has a new roommate, Benny. So he gives him the tour of the house, and currently they are in the bedroom. There's a bunk bed, nightstand and closet, representing all of the furniture there. But even though the above two beds look identical in all respects, and there's nothing unusual, Benny knew where John's former roommate was laying. How?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #1 on: Dec 29th, 2007, 11:42am » |
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John had a bum leg and would have had to take the lower bunk?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #2 on: Dec 29th, 2007, 12:25pm » |
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Good idea.  But in my version he has two legs and he is in topnotch health.  
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #3 on: Dec 29th, 2007, 1:19pm » |
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John is a dwarf. There is no ladder between the bunks.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #4 on: Dec 29th, 2007, 2:35pm » |
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John laid down on one of the beds, obviously claiming it as his own, and giving the other one to Benny.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #5 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 4:40am » |
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on Dec 29th, 2007, 1:19pm, denis wrote:| John is a dwarf. There is no ladder between the bunks. |
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.........another good idea. So, let me say now, a bit to late, that it has nothing to do with John. Benny realized where John's roommate was laying on his own. So forget about John.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #6 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 7:47am » |
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The beds may look identical, but what about the surroundings?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #7 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 10:35am » |
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One of the bunks didn't have a mattress/blankets?
Or it had, but didn't show any signs of someone having slept there recently?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #8 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 11:43am » |
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on Dec 30th, 2007, 7:47am, Ghost Sniper wrote:| The beds may look identical, but what about the surroundings? |
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What does that mean?
on Dec 30th, 2007, 10:35am, Aryabhatta wrote:One of the bunks didn't have a mattress/blankets?
Or it had, but didn't show any signs of someone having slept there recently? |
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No. Identical in all respects. So the same mattresses and everything else.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #9 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 1:32pm » |
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Presumably, the nightstand belongs to John and can only be accessed from one of the two bunks (most probably the lower one). But I would guess that there is something special on the nightstand would make this relationship more obvious. e.g. some personal items like his pills, telephone, or some other such object.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #10 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 2:29pm » |
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100 LED signs pointing to the lower bunk saying "John's bunk".
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #11 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 5:09pm » |
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Which bed belongs to John, the top or the bottom ? Or it doesn't matter ?
The bed may look identical, but only John's had pillows.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #12 on: Dec 30th, 2007, 6:53pm » |
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on Dec 30th, 2007, 5:09pm, JiNbOtAk wrote:Which bed belongs to John, the top or the bottom ? Or it doesn't matter ?
The bed may look identical, but only John's had pillows. |
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #13 on: Dec 31st, 2007, 6:53am » |
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...........the same pillows too, no signs and nightstand is unimportant.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #14 on: Dec 31st, 2007, 9:19am » |
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The beds may look identical, but what about how they smell or feel?
For instance if John has a particularly offensive odor, then finding the right bed is easy.
Or perhaps one is warmer to the touch than the other one since it is early morning and John recently just got up.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #15 on: Dec 31st, 2007, 1:22pm » |
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No. He didn't smell or touch anything.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #16 on: Jan 1st, 2008, 6:14am » |
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Did he hear something peculiar or did benny deduce purely by sight alone?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #17 on: Jan 1st, 2008, 7:52am » |
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The latter.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #18 on: Jan 1st, 2008, 12:43pm » |
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on Dec 29th, 2007, 11:02am, Iceman wrote:... Benny knew where John's former roommate was laying. How?
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The outline on the floor made with white tape?
Why do you think John needs a new roommate?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #19 on: Jan 1st, 2008, 3:41pm » |
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Has the closet got somrthing to do with it?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #20 on: Jan 2nd, 2008, 5:09am » |
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on Jan 1st, 2008, 12:43pm, Grimbal wrote:
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You got it. But don't they use chalk instead when someone is killed?
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #21 on: Jan 2nd, 2008, 5:34am » |
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on Jan 2nd, 2008, 5:09am, Iceman wrote:
You got it. But don't they use chalk instead when someone is killed?
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I thought both were only in film. 
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #22 on: Jan 2nd, 2008, 7:36am » |
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on Jan 2nd, 2008, 5:09am, Iceman wrote:
You got it. But don't they use chalk instead when someone is killed?
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The thought of a murder scene had occured to me but Ice mentioned in his riddle "and there's nothing unusual".
A murder or death occuring is unusual under any circumstances so I discounted that possibility but congrats to Grimbal nonetheless.
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #23 on: Jan 2nd, 2008, 8:09pm » |
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on Jan 2nd, 2008, 7:36am, denis wrote:| A murder or death occuring is unusual under any circumstances so I discounted that possibility... |
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Prince Akeem didn't find it so unusual when he rented a room in Queens.. 
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Re: Roommates
« Reply #24 on: Jan 4th, 2008, 8:30pm » |
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How does one give a tour when they are dead?
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