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russ
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posted October 12, 2007 06:40 PM |
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Edited by russ at 18:40, 12 Oct 2007.
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Did she die from poisoning? (why do people always die in those puzzles?  )
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Binabik
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posted October 12, 2007 08:20 PM |
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I forgot there was a new riddle.
I'm a little confused. Do the one set of footprints belong to Binabik? Or are you implying there was a set of footprints prior to Binabik making his own?
Was the bridge a swinging bridge?
Was there anything significant ABOVE the bridge?
Were the powder burns related to the cause of death?
Was the hole in the ice larger than about 25-30cm?
Was the hole in the ice smaller than about 10cm?
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no other injury
No "OTHER" injury. That implies there was a visible injury when none was mentioned. Powder burns are not necessarily an injury.
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kookastar
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posted October 12, 2007 09:47 PM |
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The bridge was covered with a fresh blanket of snow. Only one set of footprints led to the body lying in the middle of the bridge. Binibik knew from the one set of footprints that this was suicide, yet he couldn't find any evidence of the weapon used. He discovered powder burns on the dead woman's chest and a small chip out of the railing where the snow had been brushed away. The dead woman's footprints were all around this area. The only other clue was that 30 feet down, and directly below the chip of paint on the railing, was a hole in the ice. How did the woman manage to kill herself intantly and still dispose of the weapon?
No poison 
The footprints were hers that's how he knew it was suicide
Was the bridge a swinging bridge?
Irrelevant
Was there anything significant ABOVE the bridge?
No
Was the hole in the ice larger than about 25-30cm?
Yeah it was about this, or bigger.
Were the powder burns related to the cause of death?
Yes
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Binabik
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Legendary Hero
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posted October 12, 2007 09:52 PM |
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well, powder burns imply a gunshot, but I have to verify
Was she killed by a gun?
Was she holding it at the time?
Did she use some method to fire the gun without holding it?
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kookastar
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posted October 12, 2007 09:54 PM |
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Was she killed by a gun? YES
Was she holding it at the time? YES
Did she use some method to fire the gun without holding it? NO
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Binabik
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Legendary Hero
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posted October 12, 2007 10:07 PM |
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Did she INTENTIONALLY dispose of the gun?
I mean the simplist answer is that it just dropped from her hands after she fired it.
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kookastar
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posted October 12, 2007 10:15 PM |
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YES
If it dropped from her hands it would be there right 
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Binabik
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posted October 12, 2007 10:20 PM |
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So is that the answer then? She shot herself and the gun dropped over the edge?
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kookastar
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posted October 12, 2007 10:33 PM |
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No she was in the middle of the bridge, there is no way the gun could have just fallen over.
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Binabik
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posted October 12, 2007 10:38 PM |
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Edited by Binabik at 22:44, 12 Oct 2007.
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Was anything tied to the gun or otherwise attached to it?
Was she standing up when she killed herself?
The powder burns were on the chest, is that also where the wound is?
It's amazing that I'm the one who discovered her and I can't seem to remember anything about it.
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kookastar
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posted October 12, 2007 10:47 PM |
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Was anything tied to the gun or otherwise attached to it? Yes
Was she standing up when she killed herself? irrelevant
The powder burns were on the chest, is that also where the wound is?>
Irrelevant, but maybe
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Binabik
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Legendary Hero
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posted October 12, 2007 10:52 PM |
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She tied the gun to a big rock or something. She hung the rock over the edge of the bridge. She walked back to the middle of the brige and shot herself.
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kookastar
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posted October 12, 2007 10:55 PM |
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Yes!
congratulations!!!! *crowd goes wild*
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Binabik
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Legendary Hero
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posted October 12, 2007 10:56 PM |
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Edited by Binabik at 22:59, 12 Oct 2007.
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*takes a bow*
I was just wondering WHY she would do that. She's so depressed that she wants to kill herself, but goes to great lengths to make sure the gun goes over the edge.
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friendofgunnar
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able to speed up time
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posted October 12, 2007 11:42 PM |
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BTW this scenario was used in a Sherlock Holmes story called "Thor Bridge" where the suicidee wanted to frame a nemesis for his murder.
edit: I can't remember the exact plot but it made sense in the story
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Binabik
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Legendary Hero
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posted October 12, 2007 11:48 PM |
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I thought of the solution very early on, but I couldn't figure out why anyone would want to do that. So I was just making it difficult for myself.
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russ
Promising
Supreme Hero
blah, blah, blah
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posted October 16, 2007 07:48 PM |
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Edited by russ at 19:51, 16 Oct 2007.
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My original version was that she shot herself and the gun fell, but I discarded it after your "no other injury" answer clearly made it impossible.
Am I the only one who thinks that shooting and killing yourself leaves WAAAAAAY more damage to the body than just "powder burns"?
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Geny
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Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted October 16, 2007 09:09 PM |
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She might have missed and died from a heart attack.
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Vidoja
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Known Hero
Checker for Heroes Competiton
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posted October 21, 2007 08:48 PM |
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Try this one, it is a hidden HOMMV creature (non-expansion):
It doesn't think. It doesn't feel. It doesn't laugh or cry. All it does from dusk till dawn Is make the soldiers die.
(if you are a MtG player, do not tell the anwser)
Ir is prety simple, but I think there is more creatures that anwser to this.
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Geny
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Undefeatable Hero
What if Elvin was female?
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posted October 21, 2007 09:16 PM |
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Edited by Geny at 21:16, 21 Oct 2007.
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