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Off Topic => Test/Spam Forum => Forum Games => Topic started by: CK9 on November 27, 2005, 03:39:20 AM
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Okay, to solve this riddle, you will need to ask yes/no questions. I will answer the questions honestly with a yes, no, or irrelevant.
One day, a man receives a package. He opens it up, and finds an arm inside, which he calmly burries in his back yard. He and the sender of the peculiar parcil do not know eachother well, nor do they have any relation to one another. Yet, this process was very significant, why?
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did both of them know the previous "owner" of the misterious arm ?
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yes, but only to the same extent they knew eachother
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Was it a real human arm made of flesh and blood?
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duh the sender was trying to give the other guy a hand
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Hooman: yes
HaXtor: no...not even close *whack!*
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do both people still have both their arms ?
(in other words,,, does it belong to one one them...)
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Are all three part of a cult or religious group?
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Eddy-B: you have asked one of the most important questions.
No, niether of them have both of their arms
No, the arm is not from either of them
mezza: irrelevant
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Is the burying of the body part job related? (i.e. grave digger)
Is the burying of the body part a personal thing?
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what was the arm buryied in? sand dirt? or soome chemical? maybe 130Lbs of meet to be grinded into hamburger? was this some sort of moffia hit? or a mob threat?
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Hooman: irrelevant
yes
HaXtOr: all irrelevant. don't make me take out the mallet!
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Was the arm belonging to a person who wronged either or both of these people?
Or were they indirectly responsible for some harm that came to these people?
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Will you take out the mallet on haxtor very shortly?
Was it out of respect for some dead guy?
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Hooman, please be more specific
irrelevent to your second one, though
irrelevent
no
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did the receiver of the package get back his own arm ?
or did he receive the arm of the other man ?
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Hmm, good question considering his previous answers.
Well, I don't have much to ask until that's answered, but how about:
Was it out of respect for someone alive?
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maybe the guy had forgot his arm somewhere, it's a wounded of war and he has a plastic-arm; and an obliging passer has found the arm and had send them to his owner...
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Zanco's Question:
Do we eat lunch on Friday? lol
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Eddy: no
no
hooman: no but part of your question is screaming out
siqueule: no
zanco: irrelevant *pulls out a giant mallet and flattens the posters of questions that have nothing to do with finding this out*
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ok - let's summerize:
- both men (if the sender is a man, coz thats not been verified yet), have either 1 arm each, or none at all;
- they do not know each other very well, but they DO know each other;
- both the sender and receiver know (knew?) the "owner" of the arm, but again, not very well;
- the arm does not come from the sender nor the receiver, although they both missing at least 1 arm;
- they burried the arm outr of respect for someone that is still alive (the "owner" maybe?)
so it seems we have at least 3 people with missing arms.
my question: are those 3 people (the sender, receiver, and the "owner" of it) connected by means of some kind of club, or company ?
{2nd Q: is there an error my assuptions above?}
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no
yes, there is an error
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they burried the arm outr of respect for someone that is still alive (the "owner" maybe?)
He said no about burying the arm out of respect for someone who is alive.
I'm starting to lose track of what questions have been asked here.
Was it out of respect for someone?
Was it out of respect for someone who was recently alive?
Did person 1, 2, or 3 originally have both arms? (Sender, receiver, other)
Did they originally have at least 1 arm?
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no, but there is a very important term in there
no
yes
yes
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Was it out of respect for anything?
Was it out of respect for something that was living at some point in time?
Did all 3 people lose an arm at the same time?
Do all (or any of the) 3 people still have at least 1 arm?
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yes
yes and no
no
I refuse to answer, question is not in a ye/no/irrelevant format
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Fine, be difficult. (And it really is a yes no question, just maybe more than one question in that sentence).
Does the sender still have at least 1 arm?
Does the receiver still have at least 1 arm?
Does the other person still have at least 1 arm?
Was it out of respect for the original owner of the arm?
Is the original owner of the arm human?
Did any of the people lose an arm at the same time?
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yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes and no ("same time" is very open to different interpretations)
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Was it out of disrespect for anyone?
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no
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Was it out of respect for someone?
no, but there is a very important term in there
Is the important term "was"?
Is the important term "respect"?
Is the important term "someone"?
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he doesnt kow he is just winging it lol
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*pulls out a very sharp sword, and watches HaXtOr run ff into the distance*
no
yes
no
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the original question was WHY this whole thing is significant..
so what IS the significance. let's put that in a yes-no question.
was it important that the arm be burried ?
all 3 lost their arms, but not at precisely the same time ?
is "same time" = the same day ?
did the loosing of limbs happen recently (i mean a couple days at most) >
for the receiver ?
for the sender ?
for the "owner" ?
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no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
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since the burrying itself was unimportent: the receiving of the arm, was THAT importent
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yes
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He and the sender of the peculiar parcil do not know eachother well
They met each other b4 (in real life) ?
they know each other thru some other form of 2way communication (phone, internet) ?
does the ARM represent something special to the receiver ?
do any of the family members know each other better ( i mean like, i 'know' the spouse of some collegues, but only vaguely, yet i know their husbands much better. So maybe the wifes know each other well) ???
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yes
no
yes
no
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did the owner of the arm 'do' something to him or the other guy ?
was it a satisfying thing to receive that arm?
was he angry about what happened b4 ?
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yes
yes
no (I have to say this) it was necessary
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ic. was the arm damaged - did it have to come off ?
is either of them a doctor/surgeon ?
or are both ?
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no
no
YES!!! VERY important question there
no
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was it a "souveneer" ?
did the sender amputate the arm ?
or: did it come off "by itself" (accident or likewise) ?
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no
no
no
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it wasn't amputated, it didn't "fall off" by itself... was this the victim of a crime ??
.. wondering how many ways there are to loose one's arm <_<
was the sender the doctor (surgeon) ?
was the arm found by the sender ?
was it sent to him also ?
is the owner still alive (unsure if this is asked already, and too lazy to check it)
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no
no
no
yes
yes
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i'll rephrase some earlier question:
did SOMEONE amputate the arm ?
if so, was this by request of the person attached to it ?
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yes
no
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wait a minute.. i gotta know: which one is the doctor?
the receiver ?
or the sender ?
did the receiver send the arm the to other guy - who sent it back to him again ???
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can't answer
no
no
no
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ok - so the 'owner' of the arm is the doctor ?
did he amputate his own arm ?
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yes
yes
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..and it wasn't damaged, as we found out.
was it infected ?
hmm.. was there a bet involved ?
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no
no
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is it a game ?
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no
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did he eat turtle soup with his arm ? :lol:
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no, you eat soup with your hand and a spoon
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the guy amputated his own arm, for some reason still to be determined. Was the arm needed by the receiver ?
did he cut off his own arm, by his own free will ?
or did someone MAKE him do it (eg. theathen him in some way) ?
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no
yes
no
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does he take it off, to save or help someone else ?
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no
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If thy hand offends thee, cut it off, for it is better to enter the kingdom of heaven....
Anything relating to that? :P
Do we have a hope of answering this riddle? :P
Maybe it's just getting really hard to keep track of all these questions, but I could swear some of the answers are contradictory.
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let's recap: all 3 of them have lost (at least) 1 arm. The sender and receiver on the same day.
Was this due to an accident ?
did the doctor (that 3rd person) amputate the other 2 guy's arms ?
if so, was this done in a hospital ?
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no
yes
no
yes
no
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are those my answers or hooman's ??
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fixed
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are the other 2 arms also burried ?
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no
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are their cut-off arms in use ?
by someone else ?
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no
irrelevent
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were all limbs cut off for the same reason ?
if there was no accident, was there something wrong with the 2 men's arms before the 3rd (=doctor) amputated them ?
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yes
no
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Was there any medical reason for having the arms removed?
Is there any social reason for having the arms removed? (punishment, theivery, etc.)
Was there any religious reason for having the arms removed? (I guess this is also social though)
Was there any personal reason for having the arms removed?
Were all arms removed by the same person?
Did anyone remove their own arm?
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does the doc have 2 spare arms now ?
did the doctor amputate his own arm, again for the same reason ?
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no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
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hooman: the "owner" of the arm that was sent is a doctor- who cut off both those men's arms (on the same day),, and then cut off his own arm later, and sent it to the first guy, who sent it to the 2nd.
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Is Eddy's last statement correct?
And yeah, this isn't making much sense. I can't see why people would be cutting off arms and mailing (fedex-ing?) them around. I don't think that'd even be legal. :(
Is the manner in which the arm sent important?
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yes
no
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was he requested to cut off his own arm ?
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no
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Is anyone missing a leg?
Did anything cost any of them an arm and a leg?
Did any of them just get a refund? :P
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no^3
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Is anyone else not mentioned above missing an arm?
or missing any other kind of limb?
Is there any seriousness to this riddle?
Is this riddle just some odd joke?
Is this riddle a play on words?
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irelevant
irelevant
in what way?
no
no
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Does this riddle describe an even that might happen in real life?
Does this riddle describe an even that has happened in real life?
Does this riddle describe an event based on something that happened in real life? (But might not have occured)
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yes
irelevant
irelevant
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Ok, right now I'd like to object on the grounds that you wouldn't go mailing body parts around in real life. Especially not when you amputate your own arm and send it to someone who you've amputated the arm of.
I guess maybe I should rephrase the question.
Does this riddle describe an even that is likely to happen in real life? (Basically, is this "realistic" or "way out there").
Edit: Is there more than one meaning to "arm" here. (We know the "arm" is human made of flesh and blood. But is it something that's not expected?)
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yes
no
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Does it matter that an arm was cut off? (could it have been another limb?)
If so, could it have been any other limb, or only certain ones?
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yes (and yes)
well, yes, it could be any limb, but there are certain ones that would be just stupid to remove
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but there are certain ones that would be just stupid to remove
;) No comment.
the most significant question you can think of would be
... relating to the person who'se arm it was? (yes/no)
... relating to the person who received the arm? (yes/no)
... relating to the person who sent the arm? (yes/no)
... about what was done with the arm? (yes/no)
... about where the arm came from? (yes/no)
... about why the arm was removed? (yes/no)
... about why the arm was sent to someone else? (yes/no)
... about why the arm was burried? (yes/no)
Is it significant that the arm was buried?
Could the arm have been disposed of in another matter?
Is "disposed" a proper term to use in the above question?
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yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
I personally would have said "taken care of"
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Was the arm possesed? :P (Hey it could be like in Army of Darkness or Idle Hands)
Ok, so we need to know more about the 3 people who are involved. Or do we....
Is there exactly 3 people who are important to this riddle?
We also need to know why the arm was removed and sent around to these people.
Did the arm pose any danger to anyone before it was removed?
Did the arm pose any danger to anyone after it was removed?
Did anyone want to have their arm not removed?
Did anyone want to have their arm removed?
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no
yes
no
no
I would imagine so
I would imagine not
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Were the arms removed with the permission of the people who "owned" them?
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yes
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Was the arm expected to be received in the manner it was?
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no
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Happy 4000 posts! :)
Would it have had the same significance if it was expected?
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no
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Hmm, that's interesting to know.
Ok, so from what I gather, noone really wanted to have their arm removed, they all consented to have it removed though, and if I remember correctly, there was no medical reason for having the arm removed.
Is that correct?
If it is, I say this is madness. <_<
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yes
hooman, you're going to need a hint at this rate...
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yea, who the hell would have their arm removed if there was nothing wrong with it
wait a min, was money involved?
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no
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Was there any sort of requirement to having arms removed?
Was there any sort of incentive to having arms removed?
Is there just plain something about "having arms removed" that I'm not getting here?
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was the previous owner part of some extreame cult?
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yes
yes
maybe, I'm not a mind reader
no, beta
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Ok, I'm really not seeing why there would be a non medical reason for having the arms removed.
Was the arm trapped in something?
Did the arm need to be removed the free the person?
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no
no
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Did the arm need to be removed to save anyone's life?
Did the arm being removed save the life of the owner?
Did the arm being removed save the life of the person who removed it?
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wait, I lost track, which arm is this?
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Oh my, this is just queer.
Ok, did the receiver have his life saved when his arm was removed?
Did the sender have his life saved when his arm was removed?
Did the doctor have his life saved when his arm was removed?
Did the doctor save his own life each time he removed an arm? (Of the 3 I know about, ignoring parts of his practice irrelevant to the riddle)
Was the sender's life saved by the receiver's arm being removed?
Was the sender's life saved by the doctor's arm being removed?
Was the receiver's life saved when the sender's arm was removed?
Was the receiver's life saved when the doctor's arm was removed?
Is there more than one doctor here?
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yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
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Ok, summary to think about.
Ok, did the receiver have his life saved when his arm was removed? yes
Did the sender have his life saved when his arm was removed? yes
Did the doctor have his life saved when his arm was removed? no
Did the doctor save his own life each time he removed an arm? (Of the 3 I know about, ignoring parts of his practice irrelevant to the riddle) yes
Was the sender's life saved by the receiver's arm being removed? yes
Was the sender's life saved by the doctor's arm being removed? no
Was the receiver's life saved when the sender's arm was removed? yes
Was the receiver's life saved when the doctor's arm was removed? no
Is there more than one doctor here? no
Sounds like the 3rd and 4th questions conflict a little. The doctor didn't save his own life when he removed his own arm, but he saved his own life each time he removed an arm. At least that's according to how I inteded the question. Are you sure they were answered correctly?
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well, I wanted to give you as much information as possible for an answer, and while saying no is true when it applies to his own arm, it is untrue for the other two
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Ahh, so really if I had asked a slightly different question.
Did the doctor save his own life when he removed the other 2 arms? (not his own)
Was the arm removal done with proper medical equipment?
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yes
no (VERY important)
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Were the sender and receiver's arms removed at the same time (or roughly, you know, one after the other)?
Were all 3 lives saved at the same time?
Was the event that endangered lives relating to...
... a high drop?
... an explosion or bomb?
... some kind of man made danger?
... equipment malfunction?
... an accident of some sort?
... bad luck?
... being put purposefully in danger?
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yes
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
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Ok, so we have some sort of bad luck accident type of event which required the removal of two people's arms to save the life of all 3, and it was done without proper medical equipment.
Is that correct?
Is the accident related to nature?
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yes
yes
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I'm tempted to suggest they were lost at sea and used their arms as fishing bait to catch food and live! :P
Is that at all similar to the answer?
Were the arms removed as a source of food?
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yes
yes
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Weut!
Was the doctor's arm removed with proper medical equipment?
Was the doctor's arm injured in any way in the event?
Did the natural event involve cold weather?
Did the natural event involve some sort of isolation?
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yes
no
no
yes
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Would it have saved lives if the doctor had chosen to remove his arm instead?
Would the removal of the doctor's arm prevent him from doing something to save lives that the other two couldn't do?
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yes
no
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Do the above two questions relate to why the doctor later removed his own arm?
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yes, in a way
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Did the doctor remove his own arm in a way of saying thanks to the other two people?
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no
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Did the doctor remove his own arm for any sort of medical reason?
(And why the heck would the doctor remove his own arm, and do it with proper medical equipment. Why not get another doctor to do it.)
Do I need to guess the natural event to solve this riddle?
Was the natural event at sea?
Was the natural event on land?
Was the natural event underground?
Was the natural event in the air?
Was the natural event in space?
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no
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
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Were they stuck on a raft?
Were they stuck on some other floating object?
Were they stuck on an island?
Did they come from a ship?
Did they come from a plane?
Did they get swept into the sea some other way?
Did the doctor remove his arm out of some kind of promise?
Did the doctor remove his arm out of some kind of necessity? (not including a promise type of scenario, which I don't consider necessary)
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yes
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
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Ok, was the promise used to get the other people to agree to have their arms removed?
So far I get that the 3 were stuck in a raft at sea, and two of them had to get their arms removed for food. The doctor made them some kind of promise, and later removed his own arm because of it. The removal of the two arms saved all their lives.
Is that correct?
Did the doctor directly promise to remove his own arm?
Was the promise something else that could be fullfilled by the removal of an arm?
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I don't need to answer anymore questions, you have the jist of it
The three were on a ship at sea when a storm hit. They were the only three survivors on the only life raft that wasn't destroyed as the ship sank. They were at sea for days when they made a pact that they would each remove an arm so that they could eat, as they had only water in the rations locker below a raft bench. The other two went first, as the doctor was the only one who could do it safely. Before the doctor's turn came, they were rescued. The doctor, being a man of his word, later amputated his arm and sent it to the others to show that he kept his promise.
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Ok, I get it. But that's just sick. :( Couldn't the other two people have understood? That's more than a bit odd.
Btw, I've heard stories of people being lost at sea like that. But they only cut off their fingers, and then used them as fishing bait. And only one joint at a time too.
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well, that's not the point. The point was the doctor was a man of his word, and for him to be able to sleep at night, he needed to do it, so :P
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I couldnt sleep at night with only one arm, hell its hard enough wakeing up and not being able to feel my arm because I slept on it (ever happon to you? its freaky!!)
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Yeah, I'd personally rather break a promise than cut off an arm. Especially if there isn't much point in cutting it off. I would have thought the arm amputation for food would be conditional on them not getting rescued. And how would they stop the blood?
Well, I guess that's why it's considered a bad thing to make oaths.
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:P
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oh this is just sick
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well, if you're desperate...
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http://crux.baker.edu/cdavis09/roses.html (http://crux.baker.edu/cdavis09/roses.html)
try this riddle :) its damn hard if you are not creative and open minded :) its took me 1 year my uncle 2 but some people will solve it in 1 minute
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lmao, I haven't seen that in well over a year, we had that posted at another forum I go to, it was pissing me off, 'cause I understood what it was dependant upon, but there was a part I didn't get
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Heh. That was dead easy to figure out. Interesting though I guess. I got it after like 2 or 3 dummy tries to see what pattern was showing up.
More!
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these are perceptual riddles. we need more of these
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Hmm could it be that there dealing in Arms (firearms)
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Freeza, the answer has already been posted
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if ou search petal around the rose on google you will learn something cool about mister gates :P
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Heh. That was dead easy to figure out. Interesting though I guess. I got it after like 2 or 3 dummy tries to see what pattern was showing up.
More!
well maybe you did get it fast but my uncle its took him 2 year and me 1 ... its a perspective of how you define the rose *hint hint* the title is important 2 ... meh