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(Message started by: Iceman on Dec 27^th, 2006, 9:54am)

Title: Ming
Post by Iceman on Dec 27^th, 2006, 9:54am

A robust man threw an intact porcelain vase with his whole might, but the vase did not break when it touched hard surface, which blocked its way. What happened?? ???

Title: Re: Ming
Post by towr on Dec 27^th, 2006, 10:03am

[hide]His whole might wasn't actually that much since he was suffering from a rare muscle disease[/hide]

Title: Re: Ming
Post by Iceman on Dec 27^th, 2006, 10:06am

No. He is in topnotch health.

Title: Re: Ming
Post by towr on Dec 27^th, 2006, 10:28am

on 12/27/06 at 10:06:21, Iceman wrote:

No. He is in topnotch health.

And I suppose he's also not terribly sleepy and thusly drained of strength?

Another guess, [hide]bubblewrap[/hide]?

Title: Re: Ming
Post by raven on Dec 27^th, 2006, 12:36pm

...The vase was also encased inside a well protected (padded) case.

Title: Re: Ming
Post by Iceman on Dec 27^th, 2006, 12:51pm

on 12/27/06 at 10:28:11, towr wrote:

And I suppose he's also not terribly sleepy and thusly drained of strength?

No. He had a good night sleep.

on 12/27/06 at 12:36:35, raven wrote:

...The vase was also encased inside a well protected (padded) case.

No protection. No bubble wrap either.

Title: Re: Ming
Post by revenge on Dec 27^th, 2006, 1:22pm

The hard surface is [hide]a net and the vase got bounced back[/hide] ?

Title: Re: Ming
Post by towr on Dec 27^th, 2006, 1:47pm

He threw it at the ceiling while standing on matrasses. When the vase hit the ceiling (the hard surface) it had slowed to a crawl due to gravity. And when it return to the ground, it fell on the matresses.

Title: Re: Ming
Post by Iceman on Dec 27^th, 2006, 1:54pm

on 12/27/06 at 13:47:31, towr wrote:

Yes, but whether the vase broke afterwards is not important for this riddle. Maybe we will find about it in the 3rd sequel. ;)

Title: Re: Ming
Post by raven on Dec 27^th, 2006, 5:05pm

Good one! :)

Title: Re: Ming
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 31^st, 2006, 8:11pm

Aw, if I hadn't been on vacation I would have gotten this one, was thinking the same thing as Towr b4 I read his post.

Title: Re: Ming
Post by Sir Col on Jan 5^th, 2007, 4:38am

I realise that [hide]surface tension[/hide] might cause it to break, but he could have thrown it with might into a [hide]body of water and it sank gracefully until coming to rest on the hard surface below[/hide].

Or he threw it with all his might [hide]along a relatively smooth surface. The friction reduced it to an almost standstill speed before finally being brought to rest as it gently touches a wall[/hide].

Title: Re: Ming
Post by Grimbal on Jan 5^th, 2007, 8:03am

It could have been [hide]a diver doing underwater archaeology[/hide]. Close to Sir Col's answer.