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cchris
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #25 on: Dec 6th, 2006, 6:36pm » |
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Is there anything reflective in the house?
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #26 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 5:23am » |
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Yes.
The clue: A certain little part of the riddle that sounds unimportant, it is, actually, very important. 
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cchris
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #27 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 7:32am » |
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If he "sees clearly" his reflection, does that mean his reflection is clear?
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #28 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 7:46am » |
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Yes. It means what it means.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #29 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 9:01am » |
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on Dec 8th, 2006, 5:23am, Iceman wrote:| The clue: A certain little part of the riddle that sounds unimportant, it is, actually, very important. |
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"In a straight line". It is a straight line from where he is to the bedroom. If he places a mirror right where he is standing, he can see himself from the bedroom. He kindly asks his friend to hold the mirror.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #30 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 9:28am » |
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No. They are inside the bedroom.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #31 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 9:41am » |
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It has to be a week?
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #32 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 9:48am » |
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A what?
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #33 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 9:59am » |
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He said, "Look me in they eyes."
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #34 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 11:32am » |
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Huh? 
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #35 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 12:10pm » |
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on Dec 8th, 2006, 9:48am, Iceman wrote:
a week. like, 7 days. Does it have to be a week.
I'm trying to figure out what seemingly small detail is actually important. So, I looked through, and that was the only thing that didn't seem important, but maybe could be for some reason.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #36 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 12:34pm » |
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No. That part of the riddle is not important.
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cchris
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #37 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 12:36pm » |
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So he says he sees his reflection, and the other guy can't see it since it's clear.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #38 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 3:17pm » |
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on Dec 8th, 2006, 12:36pm, cchris wrote:| So he says he sees his reflection, and the other guy can't see it since it's clear. |
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But then his friend would ask, "but how can you see your own reflection when it is clear?" And he would not pay the money because John is lying.
My guess is Tom own's the house, therefore it must be the master bedroom, and the master bedroom is attached to a bathroom. John asks Tom to open the bathroom door, and he sees the mirror. I'm guessing this is too obvious though, and Tom wouldn't have agreed since he knew about the bathroom, so this is probably wrong.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #39 on: Dec 8th, 2006, 3:42pm » |
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I was about to post the same answer. Tom is stupid, as has been demonstrated in the preceding Tom & John riddles, so he isn't going to realize that John can just ask him to open a door to a room with a mirror.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #40 on: Dec 9th, 2006, 10:48am » |
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Triple no. 
How about considering the 2nd sentence of the riddle under the magnifying glass..
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #41 on: Dec 9th, 2006, 10:51am » |
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So he literally bumps into John?
Is he not wearing his glasses?
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #42 on: Dec 9th, 2006, 11:00am » |
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So the wallpaper has arrived, I assume.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #43 on: Dec 24th, 2006, 9:10am » |
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on Dec 9th, 2006, 10:51am, TheNumberScott wrote:So he literally bumps into John?
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Not really. Don't believe everything you hear.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #44 on: Dec 24th, 2006, 2:25pm » |
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Suppose it's night time and dark outside. That's probably why Tom apologised seeing as it was getting late.
Tom asks John to open the curtain to the bedroom window (all bedrooms have windows). Since it's dark outside and because of the bedroom light is on, Tom would crearly see his reflection in the window.
In Reflection 1, John says he will not look at his reflection in the window. There is no such restriction in this puzzle.
Edit: I just noticed honkyBoy's solution is the same so it seems this isn't the answer.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #45 on: Dec 25th, 2006, 9:21am » |
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Nope.
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Re: Reflection 3: the final reflection
« Reply #46 on: Nov 18th, 2011, 12:10am » |
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Are we going to get an answer to this one?
How about some questions:
Did either of them leave the bedroom after they entered?
Did either of them bring any objects with them or have them concealed on them?
Are these objects reflective? Are they important?
Did he ask him to move something in the room?
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Re: Reflection 3
« Reply #47 on: Nov 18th, 2011, 7:16am » |
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Aargh! Die topic die!
on Nov 18th, 2011, 12:10am, orange_cat wrote:| Are we going to get an answer to this one? |
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Do you want me to say the answer?
on Nov 18th, 2011, 12:10am, orange_cat wrote:| Did either of them leave the bedroom after they entered? |
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Not allowed.
on Nov 18th, 2011, 12:10am, orange_cat wrote:| Did he ask him to move something in the room? |
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Not really.
on Nov 18th, 2011, 12:10am, orange_cat wrote:| Did either of them bring any objects with them or have them concealed on them? |
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One of them had an object. Yes.
on Nov 18th, 2011, 12:10am, orange_cat wrote:| Are these objects reflective? Are they important? |
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Yes.
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Re: Reflection 3
« Reply #48 on: Nov 19th, 2011, 2:52am » |
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No, don't say it yet.
Could Tom have won the bet without the extra condition that John do the one thing he said?
Did Tom see his reflection in the shiny object?
Did Tom ask John to show him the object, or to let him hold it or look at it?
Was it Tom who had the object?
Did Tom know the object would be there before he made the bet?
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Re: Reflection 3
« Reply #49 on: Nov 19th, 2011, 4:30am » |
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on Nov 19th, 2011, 2:52am, orange_cat wrote:| Could Tom have won the bet without the extra condition that John do the one thing he said? |
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No.
on Nov 19th, 2011, 2:52am, orange_cat wrote:| Did Tom ask John to show him the object, or to let him hold it or look at it? |
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Tom asked John to give him something.
on Nov 19th, 2011, 2:52am, orange_cat wrote:| Was it Tom who had the object? |
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No.
on Nov 19th, 2011, 2:52am, orange_cat wrote:| Did Tom know the object would be there before he made the bet? |
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Yes.
on Nov 22nd, 2006, 9:21am, Grimbal wrote:| Tom asks John to agree that Tom won the bet. |
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on Nov 24th, 2006, 11:13am, Sameer wrote:| well then Tom asks him to write "my reflection" somewhere in the bedroom |
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on Dec 2nd, 2006, 9:31pm, TheNumberScott wrote:| asks him to give him $100, and loses the bet, so even though he gives back $50, he still has $50. |
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Nice try.
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