Bright Bart's Deadly Mystery

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Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

This might be a little ambitious as it requires some participation. But I trust in the 'YOB!

The game is one of unepected demise. I give you a scenario and you ask yes/no/doesn't matter questions to try and guess what happened.

Here's an example:

The king and queen drink lemonade at brunch one hot summer day. That night the queen dies horribly but the king is fine. What happened?

Did someone kill the queen?
Yes.
Did the king kill the queen?
Doesn't matter. But I doubt it.
Did someone poison the queen?
Yes.
Was the poison in the lemonade?
No.
Did someone poison the queen's cup?
No.
I give up.
Keep thinking.
Was there anything else in the lemonade?
Yes.
Was it lemon slices?
No.
Was it ice?
Yes.
The poisoner poisoned the ice but only the queen had ice in her drink!
Correct.

Well. That is a relatively easy one. Let's try this:

A dead body is found naked in the park, holding a single straw. What happened?

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 11:14 on Oct 10, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 12:48

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 02:31

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Buttchocks posted:

>Cast Heal

Not a question. Sorry. But you have kind instincts!

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 13:12

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Heather Papps posted:

is there an empty box of blow your clothes off and kill you juice nearby?

Nope. He died in a way that could have happened but I don't know of such cases.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 14:04

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

biosterous posted:

okay shot in the dark i swear

is he holding the straw because there weren't enough parachutes so people had to draw straws and he drew the short straw and had to jump without a parachute

is he naked because he thought "if i'm gonna die in this terrible way i might at least baffle some people on the way out"

...

That's close enough! :bravo:

What was in my head was that they were in a hot air balloon and had too much weight. First they tossed their clothes. Next they drew straws.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Oct 11, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 14:20

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Next.

A woman kills her husband. She is caught by police and admits to the act. Shortly thereafter, she is released free to go. What happened?

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 10:20 on Oct 10, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 14:23

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

biosterous posted:

did she bribe them

No.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 14:33

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Heather Papps posted:

is the woman a licensed euthanasiast

Interesting. But no. It was a stabbing.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 14:33

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

your friend sk posted:

are the police incompetent

No but they operate on movie logic.

Twenty Four posted:

Was it self defense?

No. She says she did it over something that he did 25 years ago.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 16:47

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Buttchocks posted:

She is also a cop.

She been the opposite. At least cops might like to view her as the opposite of themselves.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Oct 9, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 16:55

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Buttchocks posted:

Where on his body did she stab him?

It doesnt matter to her being let go but she stabbed him in the head. She strong.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 17:06

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Twenty Four posted:

Did she intentionally mean to kill him?

Yeah. She says that 25 years ago he cheated on her but that he never "really" got what he deserved.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 17:10

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Non Krampus Mentis posted:

the husband was the police commissioner and they can�t make any arrests until they get a new one?

No. But like "empty office" there is a two word term for the technicality.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 18:11

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

rear end-penny posted:

the police aren't incompetent suspension of disbelief ruined

There was a film about this and I trust what's on the screen.

In fact there are several films and books about the technicality. But the movie and book its based on have said technicality as their titles.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Oct 9, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 18:55

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Manifisto posted:

was her husband a human man?

Good question. Yes. He wasn't a ghost either but you might expect him to have been.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 19:05

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Manifisto posted:

I do not think double jeopardy actually works this way but if she was already convicted for his murder the fanciful conclusion is that she can't be convicted for it again, however I am certain they would find a way

Ding ding ding.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Oct 11, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 19:12

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

A woman is going to a far off city. She gets a phone call and then dies. What happened?

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Oct 9, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 19:14

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

All valid questions. But here is the most pertinent one.

Manifisto posted:

was the phone call like a cell phone call that interfered with the plane's guidance system or something

No. The phone call didn't cause the death directly.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 19:30

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Manifisto posted:

well I'm assuming the phone call was related to the death though?

No. The call itself was unimportant. Just chit chat. It's what she wasn't able to do because of the phone call.

Stoner Sloth posted:

did she receive shocking news via phone call and have a heart attack? or possibly they were calling about a medical condition she had?

Nope. Sorry sloth. She was healthy as can be until she died suddenly.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 20:21

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Manifisto posted:

stop at a red light? swerve to avoid traffic suddenly in her way?

No. But she was driving a car when she died.

biosterous posted:

did she stop paying attention to the road because she was chit chatting while driving

No and in fact had a different conversation took place her death could have been avoided.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 20:29

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

biosterous posted:

oh i just remembered a deadly riddle, hope this isn't stepping on your toes BB

the detective walks into the smoky room. he sees a dead body (shot) and 53 bicycles, and instantly reasons why the dude was shot. why was the dude shot?

Oooh.

Three questions:

Did the man commit suicide?

Were other people present when he died?

Does the exact number of bikes relate to the cause of the death or is it just important that there are a very large yet feasible number?

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Oct 9, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 20:31

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

biosterous posted:

did she miss a roadsign about a bridge being out, or get wrong directions that led her to driving off a bridge, or something along those lines?

Something along those lines. She missed a warning.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 20:39

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Edward Fingerhands posted:

Did she eat something she shouldn't eat, ie a poison

No. But she drowned.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Oct 10, 2022

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 22:14

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Manifisto posted:

lol I am sure I know the answer

the bicycles are playing cards, 53 meaning there is an extra/fake card

Drat! I couldn't help myself. Thanks boisterous. It's a nice one.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2022 23:30

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Heather Papps posted:

was she kind?

Yes.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 00:40

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Buttchocks posted:

Did she answer the call or ignore it?

She answered the call. As we've established the call was chit chat. But it stopped her from getting a warning which could have prevented her drowning.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 01:00

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

No but there was ice.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 01:24

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Manifisto posted:

well this is certainly intriguing, I am picturing some scenario where the woman is driving over a frozen lake that is about to be dynamited for some reason and she like misses the warning.

Ding ding ding.

In my mind she had gone to the mechanic's for snow tires. The mechanic had instead put on summer tires. They tried calling our victim but she was busy chatting with a friend. A slip off the icey bridge means a crash through the thin ice and drowning.

We'll take a break for now as I'm nearing being sleep. Tomorrow we pick up.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 03:13 on Oct 10, 2022

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 02:21

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Back awake! Let's go:

A man tries to make a remarkably fresh dinner for his friends. Despite his efforts, they are all dead before anyone has a chance to take a bite. What happened?

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 10:31

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Stoner Sloth posted:

was there a gas leak?

No.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 12:03

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Non Krampus Mentis posted:

would the dinner have been less deadly to those in attendance if the ingredients had been less fresh? asking for a friend whose name is Herbert West, that guys got a thing about freshness

Shelf-stable food might have been safer.

In any case the fact that our ład was making a fresh meal is relavent.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 13:28

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Buttchocks posted:

Did the dinner survive the encounter (was it still alive afterwards?)

Nope.

Heather Papps posted:

was dinner a bear?

Close in two ways.

It was venison.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 13:42

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Heather Papps posted:

did the scent of the deer being butchered draw in a bear that killed everyone?

Wow wee HP is on the board. :monar:

A group of hunters got hungry after a day in the field. Alerted by the smell of grilling venison and angry that interior beings had taken their supper, a family of bears dines on the diners.

Bright Bart fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Oct 11, 2022

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 15:27

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Inspector Notacop dedicded to conduct his rigorous examination impromtu. Now he'll need a closed casket funeral. Had he called ahead he would still be alive. What happened?

e: He is actually not a cop.

# ¿ Oct 10, 2022 15:32