reply to Peter Morris
Is the food a natural, single ingredient item such as a banana or an egg? Yes
Is the food made from several different ingredients combined? No
Is the food made from a single ingredient processed in some way? (Such as turning cream into butter) No
Is the food generally eaten raw? No
Is the food generally eaten cooked? Yes
Is the food generally eaten chilled? sometimes
Is the food generally eaten at room temperature? sometimes
Is the food generally eaten hot?often
Is it a fruit/ vegetable/ nut or other part of a plant?
Is it meat?
Is it fish?
Is it an egg?
As a weapon, does it do its damage through a chemical process?
Does it do its damage through high-energy radiation of any sort?
Does it do its damage through making holes in the target?
Would it be effective at destroying an inorganic, inanimate object?
1.)Does the following fairly restate your puzzle?
2.)I am replacing the word “former” with “food” and “latter” with “weapon”. Does the following fairly restate your puzzle?
3.)If someone were to view a typical picture of the food, would they in all probability identify the item depicted as a food and not as a weapon?
4.)If someone were to view a typical picture of the weapon, would they in all probability identify the item depicted as a weapon and not as a food?
5.) Is the weapon, by weight, primarily composed of
Wood?
Metal?
Stone?
6.)If I were to ask a truthful, non-deceitful weapon expert, would he say the kinetic energy of the weapon’s projectile comes from
Explosive?
Chemical Propellant?
Human Energy?
Animal Energy?
Electricity?
**reply to Peter Morris **
Is it a fruit/ vegetable/ nut or other part of a plant? **No **
Is it meat? **No **
Is it fish? **No **
Is it an egg?**Yes **
**reply to Chronos **
As a weapon, does it do its damage through a chemical process? **No **
Does it do its damage through high-energy radiation of any sort? **No **
Does it do its damage through making holes in the target? **Yes **
Would it be effective at destroying an inorganic, inanimate object?**Yes **
**reply to newme **
1.)Does the following fairly restate your puzzle? **Close enough **
2.)I am replacing the word “former” with “food” and “latter” with “weapon”. Does the following fairly restate your puzzle? **Yes **
3.)If someone were to view a typical picture of the food, would they in all probability identify the item depicted as a food and not as a weapon? **Yes **
4.)If someone were to view a typical picture of the weapon, would they in all probability identify the item depicted as a weapon and not as a food? **Yes **
5.) Is the weapon, by weight, primarily composed of
Wood?**No **
Metal? **Yes **
Stone? **No **
6.)If I were to ask a truthful, non-deceitful weapon expert, would he say the kinetic energy of the weapon’s projectile comes from
Explosive? **Yes **
Chemical Propellant? **No **
Human Energy? **No **
Animal Energy? **No **
Electricity? **No **
Fluoride
**No **
**No **
Are they virtual eggs being launched in a video game?/animation?
**No **
Is it a shell?
Good guess. But no.
Would the eggs be surprisingly large ? / surprisingly small ? compared to, I don’t know, a chicken egg?
**Not relevant **
OK, this is a tough question to ask, so bear with me:
Given the statement “Some would say that ____ is a food, while others would say that ____ is a weapon”, is there any single expression which could be inserted into both blanks which would make that statement constitute a solution to this puzzle?
Are the experts who would consider “it” a weapon experts in some linguistics-related field?
Does this puzzle involve etymology?
Is it flour? Is it corn dust? Corn starch? All can become explosive if mixed with air.
Remind me (it’s a long thread) we’ve ruled out plant-based items for the food?