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alien2
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1) I pulled a revolver with six real bullets in its cylinder on an outlaw with intend to kill him. I stood right in front of him and pressed gently the end of the barrel of the handgun right between his eyes and then even more gently pulled the trigger. Yet, the outlaw, who was sweeting and standing frozen by the greatest fear of his life, and that would be my gun pressed against his head, was still standing for an hour before he finally fell down and died. We were in an empty large room. How is THAT possible Brainiac’s?!
2) I was pointing my gun at a man I wanted to kill. The end of the barrel was pressed gently right between his eyebrows. Yet, when I pulled the trigger of this loaded handgun, I couldn’t see the man anymore, as if though he vanished. How’s THIS possible? This occurred at my place in the living room. Actually, none of this occurred, only in my imagination, and thank merciful God for that.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #1 on: May 2nd, 2017, 9:14am » |
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The guy who was watching you paused the video because it was time for dinner.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #2 on: May 2nd, 2017, 9:20am » |
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Your answer certainly holds water like glass does, yet, I am not so sure it applies to either of above riddles. In any case, it is not the intended answer. But keep thinking like that. Just forget 'bout TV for a second, will ya? Instead, think of another object, but only regarding one of the riddles, because no unmentioned objects have a role concerning one riddle.
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dudiobugtron
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #3 on: May 2nd, 2017, 1:41pm » |
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1) The man was standing an hour before you put the gun to his head and shot him.
2) When you pulled the trigger, the man had already left.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #4 on: May 2nd, 2017, 3:46pm » |
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In my book, both of your answers are valid. However, they are not expected answers, that contain quite some twist, if I might add.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #5 on: May 4th, 2017, 4:41am » |
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If it is a book, then the guy who was reading you stopped reading because it was time for dinner.
What is the twist? That is the music that was playing.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #6 on: May 4th, 2017, 4:53am » |
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Err... nope.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #7 on: May 4th, 2017, 7:20pm » |
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1) You pulled the trigger *very* slowly.
2) You were blinded (temporarily or permanently) by the gunshot or related exploding /flying material.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #8 on: May 4th, 2017, 11:34pm » |
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on May 4th, 2017, 7:20pm, dudiobugtron wrote:1) You pulled the trigger *very* slowly.
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This is certainly plausible. I think. In fact, it is very similar to the expected answer where I did something else very slowly and then, well, pressed the trigger rather quickly.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #9 on: May 4th, 2017, 11:35pm » |
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on May 4th, 2017, 7:20pm, dudiobugtron wrote:1)
2) You were blinded (temporarily or permanently) by the gunshot or related exploding /flying material. |
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I wasn't the one who was damaged.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #10 on: May 5th, 2017, 3:00am » |
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It was a snowman.
But really, if you come to the point that you shoot a snowman in the head inside your living room, I think you should seek help.
PS: or the man was literally frozen to death.
PPS: is it a frost gun?
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #11 on: May 5th, 2017, 3:15am » |
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Not at all what I had in mind. However, your answer is the answer to another riddle of mine that still remains unsolved.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #12 on: May 5th, 2017, 4:08am » |
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1. You lectured the man for an hour about why you wanted to kill him before you killed him.
2. Your handgun was a disintegration ray. You are an alien after all!.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #13 on: May 5th, 2017, 7:58am » |
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on May 5th, 2017, 4:08am, dudiobugtron wrote:1. You lectured the man for an hour about why you wanted to kill him before you killed him.
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That'll do, pig, that'll do.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #14 on: May 5th, 2017, 7:59am » |
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on May 5th, 2017, 4:08am, dudiobugtron wrote:
2. Your handgun was a disintegration ray. You are an alien after all!. |
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Not quite. Forget about aliens. I can't believe I just said that.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #15 on: May 6th, 2017, 3:53pm » |
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I want to believe!
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #16 on: May 7th, 2017, 1:46am » |
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I salute your faith. If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could move a mountain, simply by telling the mountain to move. So, waste time no more, and tell a mountain, any will do, to move, - - - because Grimbal is coming through!
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #17 on: May 7th, 2017, 9:18am » |
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2nd riddle has some twist, let me tell you, and an omitted fact too. You might say this riddle is multidimensional, in a way.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #18 on: May 7th, 2017, 9:21am » |
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on May 7th, 2017, 1:46am, alien2 wrote:
I meant I want to believe you just said "Forget about aliens."
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #19 on: May 7th, 2017, 9:44am » |
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That's it! No more Mr. Nice Alien. My UFO will not, I repeat, will not crash in Switzerland. For now.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #20 on: May 11th, 2017, 2:23am » |
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You needn't be a genius to kill somebody. You just have to pull the trigger. Still, a certain amount of intelligence is required still in order to solve this unusual riddle.
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #21 on: May 11th, 2017, 3:37am » |
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Perhaps narcissus will guide you in the right direction. That son of a...
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #22 on: May 11th, 2017, 5:34am » |
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Yes, it does - for question 2 the answer is you are the man you wanted to kill. Quite a sad riddle - unless you are really Tyler Durden!
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Re: Impossible
« Reply #23 on: May 11th, 2017, 7:48am » |
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You win. What a grand surprise that is, let me tell you. Is the divorce final?
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