53 bicycles: A lateral thinking puzzle

Was the creature cat man sin(theta), at a right angle to both?

Could the animal be described as a “man”, without qualifier?

Could the animal be described as a “cat”, without qualifier?

Does the word “man” refer to a specimen of Homo sapiens?

Does the word “cat” refer to a specimen of family Felidae?

Does the word “cat” refer to a specimen of Felix sylvestris?

If that isn’t the answer, it certainly deserves to be. Good thinking, and a nice puzzle.

I also think this is an excellent answer.

I’m still unspoiled, for what it’s worth. I do have a guess, but I’d rather wait until I have answers to my questions.

Wait, I just realized a nuance to my guess, which probably aligns it with LHoD’s guess.

Could the creature equally well be described as “a cross between a cat and a man”?

For what it’s worth, I’m expecting that the answers to my questions will be no, no, yes, no, yes, no, no, respectively.

This is correct. Good job!

I was not impressed by the manx cat.

Chronos, your answer was the same right?

Yup.

**A prominent man took countless innocent lives. When others heard about his actions, not only were they not horrified, they praised him for his ingenuity and imagination. Why?
**

By taking countless innocent lives do you mean killing people?

Let’s break that up.

Does “taking lives” mean killing?

Are the lives people?

Even more, are the lives animal?

Plant?

Molds, spores, fungi?

Viruses?

Bacteria?

Protozoan?

No

No to all except animal.

Was this the organisation of the extermination of an invasive species? Rats?

Insects?

No.

No.

Mice? A better mousetrap and all that

A bit meta, but…

Is there any relevant information to figure out besides the species of organism that was killed?

Rodent?
Reptile?
Fish?
Bird?
Mammal?
Harmful to humans?
Harmful to the environment?
Disease carrier?
Pest?

Is the time period relevant?

If you’d said no to the killing, the Kindertransport would have fit the bill admirably.