All I can suggest is to go back and read your original instructions about how to solve these problems. Then read the problem I posed. Your advice was sound and might be helpful here.
- Were the doves made of
- Metal
- Paper
- Glass
- Ceramic
- Flesh
- Paint
- Wood
- Plastic
- Other
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When you say they wouldn’t fly today, do you mean literally fly (travel in the air) or metaphorically sixties style (be acceptable)?
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Shot in the dark: Does this involve Israel in any way?
Does the answer involve
a biblical reference?
Jesus?
Noah?
religion?
Do you mean this literally? As in, there is an actual connection between the experiment and people reading the thread?
Could we be reading the thread without the experiment?
Did the experiment lead to the birth/ creation of:
- The Chicago Reader ?
- The Straight Dope ?
- Cecil Adams ?
- Chronos ?
- Biotop ?
- This particular thread ?
*reply to **RadioWave ***
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1… Were the doves made of
- Metal
- Paper
- Glass
- Ceramic
- Flesh
- Paint
- Wood
- Plastic
- Other **No to all **
- When you say they wouldn’t fly today, do you mean literally fly (travel in the air) **No **
or metaphorically sixties style (be acceptable)? **Yes **
- Shot in the dark: Does this involve Israel in any way?
**No **
*reply to **Folly ***
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Does the answer involve
a biblical reference? **No **
Jesus? **No **
Noah? **No **
religion? **No **
*reply to **Peter Morris ***
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Do you mean this literally? As in, there is an actual connection between the experiment and people reading the thread? Yes… (admittedly tenuous)
Could we be reading the thread without the experiment? **Yes **
Did the experiment lead to the birth/ creation of:
- The Chicago Reader ? **No **
- The Straight Dope ? **No **
- Cecil Adams ? **No **
- Chronos ? **No **
- Biotop ? **No **
- This particular thread ? **No **
So does that apply to :
- people specifically in this thread?
- people who read the Straight Dope column or its message board ?
- people who browse the internet ?
- people who use computers ?
(If anyone else can think of other possible categories that might apply, please ask the appropriate question.)
Was refrigeration involved? Freezing?
*reply to **PeterMorris ***
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So does that apply to :
- people specifically in this thread? **Yes **
- people who read the Straight Dope column or its message board ? **Probably **
- people who browse the internet ? **Probably **
- people who use computers ? **Probably **
No.
Okay, I’m going to explain this answer to keep folks from going to far in the wrong direction The original wording of the puzzle is correct. The ramifications from what the man did have almost certainly had some reverberations in the lives of most everyone above, but the hint about the readers of the thread was intended. And that is all my answers on this aspect of the riddle have been trying to convey.
Is it something to do with people who enjoy solving puzzles?
**Yes **
Is it something to do with lateral thinking?
Game theory?
The Hawk-Dove experiment?
**No to all **
Anything to do with the Olympics?
**No **
Were lions, doves, morals all answers to one of the first, or the first crossword puzzle?
Well done Folly!