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Title: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 17th, 2006, 2:36pm 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Bamaboys on May 17th, 2006, 6:11pm [hideb] Natural causes? Heart attack, stroke, etc? [/hideb] Or maybe he [hideb] Was bitten by some poisonus animal? [/hideb] Perhaps he was [hideb] shot by someone? [/hideb] Or did he [hideb] Fall of a cliff/building/ anything really high? [/hideb] 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 17th, 2006, 6:39pm on 05/17/06 at 18:11:12, Bamaboys wrote:
One of those answers is close, but not the full answer I'm looking for. on 05/17/06 at 18:11:12, Bamaboys wrote:
1. This *is* a riddle you realise. 2. Arbitrary, it could be either. |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Bamaboys on May 17th, 2006, 7:00pm on 05/17/06 at 18:39:30, graphia wrote:
Could you be a little more specific and tell which answer is close? |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 17th, 2006, 11:45pm I might leave it a bit longer before giving any spoiler-y hints, but what you need to ask yourself is [hide]why would a fugitive breathe a sigh of relief?[/hide] 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by alien on May 18th, 2006, 6:24am 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Bamaboys on May 18th, 2006, 3:25pm Has he just [hideb] escaped from prison ? [/hideb] |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by alien on May 18th, 2006, 4:23pm on 05/17/06 at 23:45:30, graphia wrote:
Is it [hide]a game? Perhaps Monopoly?[/hide] |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 18th, 2006, 5:35pm on 05/18/06 at 16:23:10, alien wrote:
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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Grimbal on May 19th, 2006, 4:21am [hide]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.[/hide] |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by agirl on May 19th, 2006, 9:40am is he seeking refuge at the bottom of a lake or pool? if he breathes then.. he'll die. |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by agirl on May 19th, 2006, 9:53am 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by alien on May 19th, 2006, 1:28pm 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 21st, 2006, 3:28am 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 :P 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by agirl on May 22nd, 2006, 9:09am 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by alien on May 22nd, 2006, 10:47am 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 22nd, 2006, 2:17pm 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by BNC on May 22nd, 2006, 3:16pm 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by agirl on May 22nd, 2006, 4:39pm 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 22nd, 2006, 10:58pm Argh, both those answers fit too! I think I left this too open-ended :P 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by agirl on May 24th, 2006, 9:22am 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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 24th, 2006, 1:54pm on 05/24/06 at 09:22:17, agirl wrote:
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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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by SMQ on May 24th, 2006, 2:33pm Perhaps he tripped and stepped back out of his bedroom (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=riddles_easy;action=display;num=1112233444;start=0#0) ;) --SMQ |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 24th, 2006, 10:03pm on 05/24/06 at 14:33:02, SMQ wrote:
Oooh, and I thought I was being original :P Yes, that's the answer, he stepped back over a country's border. |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Puffster on May 24th, 2006, 10:15pm When you say "not taking into account specific laws," wouldn't that include jurisdictional issues? |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by graphia on May 25th, 2006, 3:56pm on 05/24/06 at 22:15:25, Puffster wrote:
I didn't want anyone saying "a-HAH! In Turkmenistan cops are allowed to chase fugitives over the border into Uzbekistan!" |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by alien on May 26th, 2006, 12:55pm In Turkmenistan fugitives are allowed to chase cops over the border into Uzbekistan. |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Grimbal on May 27th, 2006, 9:56am a-HAH! |
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Title: Re: Man on the run Post by Death on Aug 11th, 2006, 3:24pm I no that the answer has been found already but another senario is that after running for much time, the fugitive stops when he thinks no one is following him anymore. He sighs, takes a step forward and has a heart attack. |
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