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(Message started by: Iceman on Dec 29th, 2007, 11:02am)
Title: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Dec 29th, 2007, 11:02am
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?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Aryabhatta on Dec 29th, 2007, 11:42am
John had a bum leg and would have had to take the lower bunk?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Dec 29th, 2007, 12:25pm
Good idea. :) But in my version he has two legs and he is in topnotch health.  ;)  ::)
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by denis on Dec 29th, 2007, 1:19pm
John is a dwarf. There is no ladder between the bunks.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Ghost Sniper on Dec 29th, 2007, 2:35pm
John laid down on one of the beds, obviously claiming it as his own, and giving the other one to Benny.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Dec 30th, 2007, 4:40am

on 12/29/07 at 13:19:05, denis wrote:
John is a dwarf. There is no ladder between the bunks.

.........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.     ;)
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Ghost Sniper on Dec 30th, 2007, 7:47am
The beds may look identical, but what about the surroundings? ::)
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Aryabhatta on Dec 30th, 2007, 10:35am
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?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Dec 30th, 2007, 11:43am

on 12/30/07 at 07:47:42, Ghost Sniper wrote:
The beds may look identical, but what about the surroundings? ::)

What does that mean?



on 12/30/07 at 10:35:49, 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?

No. Identical in all respects. So the same mattresses and everything else.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by denis on Dec 30th, 2007, 1:32pm
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.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Ghost Sniper on Dec 30th, 2007, 2:29pm
100 LED signs pointing to the lower bunk saying "John's bunk".
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by JiNbOtAk on Dec 30th, 2007, 5:09pm
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.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by thecow135 on Dec 30th, 2007, 6:53pm

on 12/30/07 at 17:09:18, 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.


touche
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Dec 31st, 2007, 6:53am
...........the same pillows too, no signs and nightstand is unimportant.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by denis on Dec 31st, 2007, 9:19am
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.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Dec 31st, 2007, 1:22pm
No. He didn't smell or touch anything.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by denis on Jan 1st, 2008, 6:14am
Did he hear something peculiar or did benny deduce purely by sight alone?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Jan 1st, 2008, 7:52am
The latter.  ;)
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Grimbal on Jan 1st, 2008, 12:43pm

on 12/29/07 at 11:02:26, Iceman wrote:
... Benny knew where John's former roommate was laying. How?

The outline on the floor made with white tape?
Why do you think John needs a new roommate?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by gotit on Jan 1st, 2008, 3:41pm
Has the [hide]closet[/hide] got somrthing to do with it?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Iceman on Jan 2nd, 2008, 5:09am

on 01/01/08 at 12:43:15, Grimbal wrote:
The outline on the floor made with white tape?

You got it. But don't they use chalk instead when someone is killed?
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by mikedagr8 on Jan 2nd, 2008, 5:34am

on 01/02/08 at 05:09:11, Iceman wrote:
You got it. But don't they use chalk instead when someone is killed?

I thought both were only in film. :-X
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by denis on Jan 2nd, 2008, 7:36am

on 01/02/08 at 05:09:11, Iceman wrote:
You got it. But don't they use chalk instead when someone is killed?


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.
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by JiNbOtAk on Jan 2nd, 2008, 8:09pm

on 01/02/08 at 07:36:04, denis wrote:
A murder or death occuring is unusual under any circumstances so I discounted that possibility...


Prince Akeem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_to_america) didn't find it so unusual when he rented a room in Queens..  :P
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by cheesepuff on Jan 4th, 2008, 8:30pm
How does one give a tour when they are [hide]dead[/hide]? ::)
Title: Re: Roommates
Post by Ghost Sniper on Jan 7th, 2008, 10:59am

on 01/04/08 at 20:30:02, cheesepuff wrote:
How does one give a tour when they are [hide]dead[/hide]? ::)


The old roommate was dead, not John.


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