53 bicycles: A lateral thinking puzzle

[Chronos]

Do the vests serve any purpose other than visibility?

Specifically, are the vests flotation devices?

Does Pete act in movie(s)?

Does Pete act in TV show(s)?

Does Pete act in live performances?

Would Pete be billed as an actor?

[Chronos]

Does “breaks” in the problem statement refer to brief times when he’s at or near his place of employment, but not required to be working?

[Quartz]

Is Pete required to wear the vest to identify that he is not actively acting?

[Mahaloth]

@Chronos

Do the vests serve any purpose other than visibility? NO

Specifically, are the vests flotation devices? NO

Does Pete act in movie(s)? YES

Does Pete act in TV show(s)? NO

Does Pete act in live performances? NO

Would Pete be billed as an actor? YES

@Chronos

Does “breaks” in the problem statement refer to brief times when he’s at or near his place of employment, but not required to be working? YES

@Quartz

Is Pete required to wear the vest to identify that he is not actively acting? NO

KK

[Chronos]

Is the vest meant to make Pete visible to…

Other actors?

The audience?

Emergency workers?

Members of the movie crew, other than the above?

The cameras?

Are practical special effects involved?

[Mahaloth]

@Chronos

Is the vest meant to make Pete visible to…

Other actors? NO

The audience? NO

Emergency workers? NO

Members of the movie crew, other than the above? NO

The cameras? NO

Are practical special effects involved? Involved in what?

KK

[Chronos]

Are practical special effects involved? Involved in what?

Are practical special effects involved in the reason why Pete needs to wear the vest?

And since we’ve got all those NOs,

Is the vest meant to make Pete more visible to anyone?

[Mahaloth]

@Chronos

Are practical special effects involved in the reason why Pete needs to wear the vest? NO

Is the vest meant to make Pete more visible to anyone? YES

KK

[raventhief]

Is a green screen involved?

[Mahaloth]

@raventhief

Is a green screen involved?

No.

[Fretful_Porpentine]

Are the vests worn for Pete’s own safety?

For somebody else’s safety?

Is the specific risk they are intended to protect against:

– Being shot?

– Becoming the target of some other form of deliberate violence (stabbing, punch in the nose, etc.)?

– Being involved in an accident, such as falling, drowning, or being hit by an object?

– Some other form of physical danger?

– Some sort of legal risk (for example: being charged with impersonating a police officer?)

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Do the vests have any writing on them?

[Mahaloth]

@Fretful_Porpentine

Are the vests worn for Pete’s own safety? YES

For somebody else’s safety? NO

Is the specific risk they are intended to protect against:

– Being shot? YES

– Becoming the target of some other form of deliberate violence (stabbing, punch in the nose, etc.)? YES

– Being involved in an accident, such as falling, drowning, or being hit by an object? NO

– Some other form of physical danger? NO

– Some sort of legal risk (for example: being charged with impersonating a police officer?) NO

@IvoryTowerDenizen

Do the vests have any writing on them? NO

KK

[Fretful_Porpentine]

Is Pete costumed and made up to look like some widely disliked individual?

Alternately, is this movie being filmed in the woods during hunting season?

[Mahaloth]

@Fretful_Porpentine

Is Pete costumed and made up to look like some widely disliked individual? NO

Alternately, is this movie being filmed in the woods during hunting season?

Question #2 I’ll break down to help out:

• Is this movie being filmed in the woods? YES

• During Hunting season? I DON’T KNOW.

[Fretful_Porpentine]

Is the role Pete is playing relevant?

Are other actors in this film also required to wear vests when they are on break?

Do crew members on this film wear vests?

Does Pete have any disabilities?

[Chronos]

Would Pete be at risk of violence from other people involved in making the movie?

Would Pete be at risk of violence from people not involved in making the movie?

[Mahaloth]

@Fretful_Porpentine

Is the role Pete is playing relevant? YES

Are other actors in this film also required to wear vests when they are on break? NO

Do crew members on this film wear vests? IRRELEVANT/NOT SURE

Does Pete have any disabilities? NO

@Chronos

Would Pete be at risk of violence from other people involved in making the movie? NO

Would Pete be at risk of violence from people not involved in making the movie? YES

KK

[Chronos]

Is Pete human?

Is Pete recognizable as human, as he’s dressed and made up in the movie?

[Mahaloth]

@Chronos

Is Pete human? YES

Is Pete recognizable as human, as he’s dressed and made up in the movie? NO

kk