Ok, this one is convoluted as hell.
A man walks into his home, turns on the lights, then kills himself. How and Why?
Did he intend to kill himself?
Quote from: CyberzombieDid he intend to kill himself?
Not when he entered the house.
to get the obvious out of the way:
Was it an accident because there was gas from the oven in the air, and turning on the lights gave off a spark?
Did he kill himself because of something he saw in the house when he turned on the lights?
Quote from: Technicolor Dreamcoatto get the obvious out of the way:
Was it an accident because there was gas from the oven in the air, and turning on the lights gave off a spark?
No
Quote from: CyberzombieDid he kill himself because of something he saw in the house when he turned on the lights?
Yes
Was there someone else in his home?
Was there a Medusa in the house?
Quote from: Dr_AvalancheWas there someone else in his home?
Yes
Quote from: ThjalfiWas there a Medusa in the house?
No fantasy creatures at all involved.
you know what? no...
bad questions.
here's my real question:
was this man married?
was his wife at home?
was there more than one person in the room?
Was there a corpse in the house (before he killed himself)?
Quote from: Thjalfiyou know what? no...
bad questions.
here's my real question:
was this man married?
was his wife at home?
was there more than one person in the room?
Yes to all
Quote from: Name LipsWas there a corpse in the house (before he killed himself)?
Yes
Is the corpse his wifes?
does the man have children?
does the man know the other person in the house?
Is there more than one corpse?
Are there signs of violence?
Quote from: ThjalfiIs the corpse his wifes?
Yes
Quotedoes the man have children?
No.
Quotedoes the man know the other person in the house?
Yes.
QuoteIs there more than one corpse?
No.
QuoteAre there signs of violence?
No
Did the man celebrate an anniversary of some sort that day (like his birthday)?
Yes.
Ok, PM'ing my answer.
Did he really kill himself, as in dead?
@Name Lips - Yes.
Avalanche has a right answer.
Did the act of turning on the light directly or indirectly kill his wife?
Quote from: Pooka@Name Lips - Yes.
Avalanche has a right answer.
In all honesty, I think I had the answer buried deep down in my subconscious right from the beginning. I just needed to confirm that it was the same riddle.
A cleverly placed mirror revealed to the man that he was, after all, a fatbeard?
He discovered he hadn't updated a Premise Riddle thread in over 5 hours and committed Seppuku in his shame?
Quote from: Name LipsDid the act of turning on the light directly or indirectly kill his wife?
No.
Quote from: willpaxA cleverly placed mirror revealed to the man that he was, after all, a fatbeard?
No.
Quote from: Name LipsHe discovered he hadn't updated a Premise Riddle thread in over 5 hours and committed Seppuku in his shame?
Sorry, Monday is class day.
I'm stumped. I don't have anything beyond "He saw his wife dead and killed himself" and that seems much too simple and boring to be the true answer. (Is it the true answer?)
Did the other person in the house kill his wife?
Did his wife know the the other person in the house?
Is the other person in the house a man or a woman?
Is there blood in the room?
Quote from: Name LipsI'm stumped. I don't have anything beyond "He saw his wife dead and killed himself" and that seems much too simple and boring to be the true answer. (Is it the true answer?)
I'll dare speak out of turn and say that the answer to that is no.
Quote from: Name LipsI'm stumped. I don't have anything beyond "He saw his wife dead and killed himself" and that seems much too simple and boring to be the true answer. (Is it the true answer?)
no
Quote from: CyclotronDid the other person in the house kill his wife?
no
QuoteDid his wife know the the other person in the house?
yes
QuoteIs the other person in the house a man or a woman?
yes
QuoteIs there blood in the room?
no
Did his wife kill herself?
Quote from: Pookayes
:rolleyes:
Is the other person in the house man?
Is the other person in the house a woman?
:singdance:
Quote from: Cyclotron:rolleyes:
Is the other person in the house man?
Is the other person in the house a woman?
:singdance:
I'll provide a clue, since this is heading towards frustration-ville.
You are making a faulty assumption.
...is the other person in the house a child or baby?
(I hereby suggest that, for this and all future Premise Riddles, that anybody who has confirmed a correct answer via PM be allowed to answer the yes or no questions of people who have yet to figure it out)
Quote from: Name Lips(I hereby suggest that, for this and all future Premise Riddles, that anybody who has confirmed a correct answer via PM be allowed to answer the yes or no questions of people who have yet to figure it out)
Agreed.
Quote from: Cyclotron:rolleyes:
Is the other person in the house man?
Is the other person in the house a woman?
:singdance:
Yes to both (there's more than one other person in the house)
Did the man see the other people in the house when he turned on the lights?
Did he see them before he killed himself?
(asked separately because it's possible, however unlikely, that the answer could be No-then-Yes)
Was the wife killed in the home?
Did the husband kill his wife?
Quote from: PookaAgreed.
Gotcha.
Quote from: Name LipsDid the man see the other people in the house when he turned on the lights?
Did he see them before he killed himself?
(asked separately because it's possible, however unlikely, that the answer could be No-then-Yes)
Yes and Yes.
Quote from: CyclotronWas the wife killed in the home?
No
QuoteDid the husband kill his wife?
Yes
Answer sent.
Blast! Everybody's getting it but me!
Let's recap... maybe I'll see something I missed...
Man enters his house, turns on the lights, then kills himself.
When he first entered the home, he wasn't planning on killing himself - he killed himself because of something he saw when he turned on the lights.
There were other people in the house, whom he saw when he turned on the lights. These people consisted of at least one man and one woman. The man and his deceased wife knew them.
That day, the man celebrated an anniversery of some kind, perhaps a wedding anniversery or a birthday.
The corpse of his wife was in the house before he killed himself. The man is the one who killed her, though he did so elsewhere.
Is this recap accurate, as far as it goes?
Was the man carrying the corpse of his wife when he entered the house?
Quote from: CyclotronAnswer sent.
Answer correct.
Quote from: Name LipsBlast! Everybody's getting it but me!
Let's recap... maybe I'll see something I missed...
Man enters his house, turns on the lights, then kills himself.
When he first entered the home, he wasn't planning on killing himself - he killed himself because of something he saw when he turned on the lights.
There were other people in the house, whom he saw when he turned on the lights. These people consisted of at least one man and one woman. The man and his deceased wife knew them.
That day, the man celebrated an anniversery of some kind, perhaps a wedding anniversery or a birthday.
The corpse of his wife was in the house before he killed himself. The man is the one who killed her, though he did so elsewhere.
Is this recap accurate, as far as it goes?
Yes
Quote from: Name LipsWas the man carrying the corpse of his wife when he entered the house?
Yes
Quote from: Name LipsIs this recap accurate, as far as it goes?
Yes, but rearrange it a bit...
A man kills his wife somewhere away from home.
It is his birthday or anniversary.
He is not planning on killing himself.
He goes home.
His wife's body is there (we just found out he brought it with him).
He turns on the lights and discovers several people in his home -- at least one man and one woman.
He and his wife, had she still been alive, recognize them.
He kills himself.
Were the people in the house waiting to throw him a surprise party?
Quote from: Name LipsWere the people in the house waiting to throw him a surprise party?
Yes.
Quote from: Name LipsWere the people in the house waiting to throw him a surprise party?
Ya.
Quote from: PookaYa.
OK, so that's motive for killing himself - they saw him with the body, he couldn't live with himself, etc. Right?
I'm still missing
1) Why he killed her
2) How he killed her
to properly solve the riddle. Right?
Quote from: Name LipsOK, so that's motive for killing himself - they saw him with the body, he couldn't live with himself, etc. Right?
Right.
Quote from: Name LipsI'm still missing
1) Why he killed her
2) How he killed her
to properly solve the riddle. Right?
Nope... It really doesn't matter.
The riddle is: Why did he kill himself?
Yay, I got it!
Quote from: Name Lips(I hereby suggest that, for this and all future Premise Riddles, that anybody who has confirmed a correct answer via PM be allowed to answer the yes or no questions of people who have yet to figure it out)
I hereby suggest that they just bloody post it and move on to the next premise riddle. :muttering:
The answer is the man wanted to kill his wife and decided to do it on his birthday. She took him out for dinner and when they pulled into the garage he stabbed her. Wrapping the body in a blanket he carried it through the kitchen into the living room and - surprise. He grabed a gun out of the gunrack and shot himself.
As riddles go, this is right up there with "what have I got in my pocket?"
Quote from: willpaxAs riddles go, this is right up there with "what have I got in my pocket?"
Is it blue?
:p
yeah, I'm not very impressed with this one. Not as clever as the first one.