53 bicycles: A lateral thinking puzzle

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reply to Peter Morris

Is Beethoven’s deafness relevant? No
Is Beethoven’s music relevant? No*
Are Marx’s political/philosophical writings relevant? No*
Is the fact that they are dead relevant? No*

  • Not directly relevant. But if Beethoven hasn’t written music, nor Marx written political works you surely couldn’t now cross a zebra with a pelican with either. Same thing with Kate Sheppard. And being dead is not a requirement, but it probably increases the chances. I couldn’t find any similar examples of anyone crossing a zebra with a pelican and a live person.
2843

Is there some way that a person is memorialized or honored that matters?

2844

reply to Left Hand of Dorkness

Is there some way that a person is memorialized or honored that matters? Yes

2845

Are there roads named after all of the individuals who “work” for the puzzle?

2846

There may be, but road names are not relevant to this puzzle.

2847

(using the hint with Kate Sheppard)

Are all of these people found on denominations of money?

Would crossing mean using a zebra and pelican crossing while carrying said money?

Is there any sort of crossing that is both a zebra and a pelican crossing, hence allowing it all at once?

2848

Reply to Big T

Are all of these people found on denominations of money? No. (At least I don’t think so. In any case money is not the answer.)

Would crossing mean using a zebra and pelican crossing while carrying said money? Yes and no. The zebra and pelican (puffin?) work, but not the money.

Is there any sort of crossing that is both a zebra and a pelican crossing, hence allowing it all at once?**Yes. Zebra and pelican/puffin crossings co-exist. **

Hint: the idea for this puzzle was originally inspired by something what Marx, Beethoven and Sheppard have in common.

2849

Is the memorialization a monument?
Is the memorialization a statue?
Is the memorialization the name of a location?
Is the memorialization done via some product with a specific monetary value (e.g., stamp, coin)?

2850

**No to all **

2851

**Okay. The 3 famous people mentioned have something in common. Maybe there are others but they are the only famous ones I can find who are members of this common factor set. I don’t count this one. He is fictional.

Karl Marx
Ludwig van Beethoven
Kate Sheppard…
Astro Boy?**

2852

Is it that all the mentioned people have lived, however briefly, in the UK?

2853

Good guess, but that is not the connection.

2854

Are the three relevant people memorialized with a physical object?

Can the physical object be used to assist in some way in crossing a road?

Can the physical object be carried while crossing a road?

2855

**reply to SpoilerVirgin **

Are the three relevant people memorialized with a physical object? **Yes **

Can the physical object be used to assist in some way in crossing a road? **Yes **

Can the physical object be carried while crossing a road? **No **

2856

Would the physical object be able to fit into a box 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches?

Does the physical object have any electrical component?

Would the physical object be considered a mode of transportation?

Does the physical object have wheels?

2857

reply to SpoilerVirgin

Would the physical object be able to fit into a box 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches? No

Does the physical object have any electrical component? Yes

Would the physical object be considered a mode of transportation? No

Does the physical object have wheels? No

2858

Is the physical object associated with space travel?
Has Astro Boy (despite being fictional) been memorialized with a similar physical object?
Is the “physical object” by which these people have been memorialized alive?

2859

** reply to Chronos**

Is the physical object associated with space travel? No
Has Astro Boy (despite being fictional) been memorialized with a similar physical object? Yes
Is the “physical object” by which these people have been memorialized alive? No

2860

Is the object fixed to a particular place?

Is it bigger than a bread box?

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reply to Peter Morris

Is the object fixed to a particular place? Yes

Is it bigger than a bread box? Yes. At least this one