53 bicycles: A lateral thinking puzzle

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Was the coffin associated with a famous person?

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reply to Walken After Midnight

About the “objects”:

  • had you brought your object with you specifically for this occasion? No

  • is it a common object that many people might regularly carry with them on their person while going about their daily life? No

  • did you acquire your object at the location you were at? Yes

  • is the object made primarily of metal? No

  • does it have some metal in it? No

  • is the object electric/electronic? No

  • is it wood or plant-derived? somewhat I think. certainly not wood

  • is it a candle or light source?No

3144

No

3145

WEre the objects flowers"
Were the objects aromatic in any way?

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additional deceptive reply to Chronos:

Could the coffin be replaced by some other object?

**While it would obviously not be appropriate for a funeral home, it could have been, (for instance) a bright yellow 1945 US Navy twin-engine Lockheed aircraft, were I somewhere else **.

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reply to MonkeyMensch

WEre the objects flowers" No
Were the objects aromatic in any way? No

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correction for Walken After Midnight

  • is it wood or plant-derived?
    No. After a bit of checking, I don’t think the item is really wood/plant derived. But at one time it was.
3149

Are you visiting in a professional capacity?

Are the objects business cards?

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  • Was the object edible?

  • Did you take the object out of the room?

  • Did you take the object out of the funeral parlour?

  • Do you still have the object?

  • Does the object have sentimental value to you?

  • Does the object have any financial value?

  • Was there any exchange of money at any point between you and the funeral parlor or establishment?

3151

Was the object made out of plastic?
Was the coffin being used as a table?
Is the composition of the coffin (or other object used in its place) relevant?
Was the outcome of the event known (or at least reasonably anticipated) at the start of the event?

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reply to Quartz

Are you visiting in a professional capacity? No.

Are the objects business cards? No.

3153

No to all

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reply to Chronos:

Was the object made out of plastic? Some of it

Was the coffin being used as a table? No

Is the composition of the coffin (or other object used in its place) relevant? No

Was the outcome of the event known (or at least reasonably anticipated) at the start of the event? **No. **

3155

Were they playing a card game? A dice game? Dominoes? Some other game?

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Reply to Peter Morris

Were they playing a card game? No A dice game? No Dominoes? No Some other game? Yes.

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If you’re not visiting in a professional capacity, it must be a personal one. So, do you know the man? One or more of the children? Is the man a relation? Are the children relations? Are you voting?

3158

Was the object virtual?
Was a mobile device involved?
Anything to do with augmented reality games, such as pokemon go?
Geocaching?

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reply to Quartz

If you’re not visiting in a professional capacity, it must be a personal one. Yes

So, do you know the man? One or more of the children? Is the man a relation? Are the children relations? Are you voting? No to all

(My wife is about to come home, so I probably will not be able to give immediate answers for the next few hours.)

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No to all

3161

Board game?