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Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 04, 2010, 10:17:32 PM
Ok lets see how this goes. I noticed how dead this section was so here is my riddle I heard on a Boy scout trip.

I will answer yes/no questions and give you similar responses.


THE RIDDLE:

A bell rings, a man dies, a bell rings.

What happened?

(To clarify for all you nit pickers, first there is a sound of a bell ringing, and then a man dies, and then a bell rings.)
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: CK9 on January 04, 2010, 10:32:27 PM
lol, one of the three scouting classics (Bell rings, Turtle Soup, and the arm in the mail)

I don't remember solving this one, though.  So...

is the death an accident?
 
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 04, 2010, 10:52:16 PM
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lol, one of the three scouting classics (Bell rings, Turtle Soup, and the arm in the mail)
I never heard of this Turtle soup one... please post it if it hasn't been already. In that case link me please :)

EDIT: found it

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is the death an accident?

Yes
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Post by: Hooman on January 05, 2010, 01:50:43 AM
Is cannibalism involved?

(I'm just extrapolating from CK9's two riddles).
 
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 05, 2010, 02:22:42 AM
No.
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Post by: Moley on January 05, 2010, 06:08:41 AM
1: is the bell the murder instrement

2: is the murder at 2 O'Clock
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Post by: Hidiot on January 05, 2010, 07:09:12 AM
Is it the rate at which men die?
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Post by: Sirbomber on January 05, 2010, 10:24:34 AM
I Googled the answer.  It's disappointing.
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: CK9 on January 05, 2010, 10:30:59 AM
is the type of bell significant?
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 05, 2010, 06:08:37 PM
1: is the bell the murder instrement
2: is the murder at 2 O'Clock

No.
No.

Is it the rate at which men die?
No.

is the type of bell significant?
Yes.
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Post by: CK9 on January 05, 2010, 06:42:19 PM
seeing as the other two classics do...does this take place at a body of water?
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 05, 2010, 07:09:03 PM
seeing as the other two classics do...does this take place at a body of water?
Yes, by pure coincidence.
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Post by: CK9 on January 05, 2010, 07:44:08 PM
I think I remember it now, lol
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 06, 2010, 01:14:33 AM
PM me what you think it is, ill tell you if it is or not.
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Hooman on January 06, 2010, 10:16:49 PM
Is there more than one bell involved?
Does the sound of a ringing bell lead to the death?
Is there only one death?
Does a man ring a bell?
Is there more than 1 person involved?
Is there more than 2 people involved?
Does a bell ring due to an automated system (like a fire alarm or other warning bell)?
Does a bell ring on it's own due to natural forces (such as wind chimes)?
 
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Post by: Wooman on January 06, 2010, 10:21:20 PM
Is the man visually impared?
 
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Post by: Wooman on January 06, 2010, 11:08:44 PM
was it a reverse Pavlovian experiment, where the bell ringing would mean food, that was never provided thus killing the man through cruel starvation? probably not.. just a thought. :heh:  
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 06, 2010, 11:19:45 PM
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Is there more than one bell involved?
Does the sound of a ringing bell lead to the death?
Is there only one death?
Does a man ring a bell?
Is there more than 1 person involved?
Is there more than 2 people involved?
Does a bell ring due to an automated system (like a fire alarm or other warning bell)?
Does a bell ring on it's own due to natural forces (such as wind chimes)?
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No (originally had yes but it seems like this and the last question are mutually exclusive)
Yes

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Is the man visually impared?
Yes, do you know this one already?

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was it a reverse Pavlovian experiment, where the bell ringing would mean food, that was never provided thus killing the man through cruel starvation? probably not.. just a thought. :heh:
nope
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Hooman on January 06, 2010, 11:35:53 PM
Is the bell wind powered?
Was the man who died trying to reach the bell?
Did the man die because he was trying to reach the bell? (if yes above)
 
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 06, 2010, 11:41:27 PM
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Is the bell wind powered?
Was the man who died trying to reach the bell?
Did the man die because he was trying to reach the bell? (if yes above)
No.
Yes.
Yes.
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Post by: Wooman on January 06, 2010, 11:55:10 PM
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Yes, do you know this one already?

Nope, but it seems odd that the man died without any visual feed to aid in this riddle.
so if the man can not see, and he is not dead prior to the bell toll
is the bell located on a vehicle?
is the bell located on a boat?
does the bell serve as a distraction to his death?
 
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 07, 2010, 12:12:55 AM
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so if the man can not see, and he is not dead prior to the bell toll

is the bell located on a vehicle?
is the bell located on a boat?
does the bell serve as a distraction to his death?
No.
No.
He was not distracted by it, so No.
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Hooman on January 07, 2010, 12:45:28 AM
Is the bell located on land?
Is the bell located on or in water?
Did the man think the bell indicated something good?
Was the man struck by any object?
 
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Post by: speaker on January 07, 2010, 12:49:40 AM
is one of the bells an alarm clock?
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 07, 2010, 02:11:49 AM
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is one of the bells an alarm clock?
No.
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Is the bell located on land?
Is the bell located on or in water?
Did the man think the bell indicated something good?
Was the man struck by any object?
No.
Yes.
Yes.
No.
 
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Post by: Hidiot on January 07, 2010, 06:14:38 AM
I think buoys used to have bells attached to them, or maybe still do. If the man is trying to reach a buoy and subsequently dies (drowning from exhaustion before reaching, likely), he was already in the water and was hoping to reach it in order to survive (surviving is a good thing).

So, was the man trying to reach a buoy that had a bell, in order to hold onto it for dear life?

When you said no to boats, do you mean no to all kinds of boats, rafts, and the like?
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 07, 2010, 08:53:28 PM
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So, was the man trying to reach a buoy that had a bell, in order to hold onto it for dear life?

When you said no to boats, do you mean no to all kinds of boats, rafts, and the like?
Removed the first paragraph since there was no question. If it was meant to be one please rephrase.

He was not trying to reach a bouy.

All types if you like, no boat, raft, driftwood etc. was involved.
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Post by: speaker on January 08, 2010, 04:43:36 PM
was he going towards a bell he thought was on land?

was the bell on a buoy?
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Post by: Eddy-B on January 09, 2010, 11:12:52 AM
did he make it to the bell?
did the bell fall down on his head?
did that kill him? (if the above is yes of course)
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Post by: Hooman on January 09, 2010, 02:19:22 PM
I would second Speaker's questions, but there'd be no point. He was apparently visually impaired afterall. I suppose if you're blind or near blind, the only way to find land would be by sound.
 
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 10, 2010, 10:55:51 PM
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was he going towards a bell he thought was on land?

was the bell on a buoy?
Yes

Yes

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did he make it to the bell?
did the bell fall down on his head?
did that kill him? (if the above is yes of course)

No.

No.

N/a

Please excuse my lateness in replying, I was out of my home state, and halfway across the USA.
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Post by: speaker on January 11, 2010, 12:43:14 AM
did he drown on his way to the bell?
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Post by: Eddy-B on January 11, 2010, 09:35:37 AM
does the bell signify something dangerous?
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Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 11, 2010, 04:54:27 PM
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does the bell signify something dangerous?
No.

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did he drown on his way to the bell?
YES!!!
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Post by: Moley on January 11, 2010, 05:07:44 PM
was he eaten on his way to the bell?

did we find out weather he was blind?

if yes, is he blind...?

does the bouy repersent the edge of a dangerous body?
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 11, 2010, 09:05:52 PM
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was he eaten on his way to the bell?

did we find out weather he was blind?

if yes, is he blind...?

does the bouy repersent the edge of a dangerous body?
No.

Yes.
Yes, Wooman figured that out before.

Irrelevant.  
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Post by: Eddy-B on January 12, 2010, 02:33:00 AM
ok, the guy drowned trying to reach the bell, while he thought he could still make it, judging from the sound/distance (since he's blind).

since this is a yes/no riddle, it will take several questions to figure this out, so why not answer directly: what's the time between the 2 bell sounds?

was he already exhausted when he first heard the bell?

i think we have pretty much figured it out now...
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Post by: Hooman on January 12, 2010, 03:03:25 AM
He thought the bell was on land, but was blind so he couldn't tell. He tried to swim towards it, hoping to make it to land, but was really swimming out to sea (towards a buoy), and drowned.

Is that correct?
Is there more to the riddle that needs to be figured out?
 
Title: Yes/no/irrelevant
Post by: Simpsonboy77 on January 12, 2010, 03:24:43 AM
Hooman got the entire part. The man went swimming in the ocean, and heard a bell which he thought was on shore. Turns out it was a buoy so he got further and further from the shore, and died when he could no longer keep afloat.

I was just waiting for people to post entire scenarios of what they thought happened.

Eddy you do bring up an interesting point. Blind people usually have better other senses to compensate, and he should have been able to judge the distance to the bell much better.
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Post by: Eddy-B on January 12, 2010, 07:06:16 AM
alltogether it was a pretty lame riddle... a guy drowning at sea.. hmmm


Something more interesting??? (riddle-wise)
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Post by: CK9 on January 12, 2010, 11:56:10 AM
Here's the thing, though:  even with better distance judgement, he very easily have thought he haad drifted further out.