# Three Minute Mysteries Part III **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379 "2000-03-29T19:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/21 "2000-03-29T19:16:00Z")
Was the man’s death a result of a health condition? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/22 "2000-03-29T19:18:00Z")
_Was the man’s death a result of a health condition?_ No. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/23 "2000-03-29T19:18:00Z")
Did the man die of natural causes? Does the newspaper and it’s contents belong to the man? Did the man break the glass while dying? Is the content of the newspaper solid? ~ liquid? ~ animal? ~ vegetable? ~ mineral? * * * New and Improved Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/24 "2000-03-29T19:18:00Z")
Did the man drop the package before dying? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/25 "2000-03-29T19:19:00Z")
Were the shattered sides opposite each other? ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/26 "2000-03-29T19:19:00Z")
Did anyone see the man die? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/27 "2000-03-29T19:21:00Z")
_Did the man die of natural causes?_ Yes. _Does the newspaper and its contents belong to the man?_ Yes. _Did the man break the glass while dying?_ Yes. _Is the content of the newspaper solid?_ Yes. _~ animal?_ Yes. _Did the man drop the package before dying?_ Yes. _Were the shattered sides opposite each other?_ Yes. ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/28 "2000-03-29T19:21:00Z")
Did the thing wrapped in the paper cause the man’s death? ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/29 "2000-03-29T19:22:00Z")
Was any other human being involved in the man’s death? Was there a cut of meat in the package? ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/30 "2000-03-29T19:23:00Z")
Did the man have a heart attack? ~ was he scared to death? ~ did he choke to death? ~ did he suffocate? ~ was someone else indirectly involved? ~ would reading the newspaper help solve this? * * * New and Improved Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/31 "2000-03-29T19:23:00Z")
Did the man intentionally break the windows? Is the thing in the package alive? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/32 "2000-03-29T19:24:00Z")
_Did the thing wrapped in the paper cause the man’s death?_ Indirectly. _Was any other human being involved in the man’s death?_ It all depends on what you mean by “involved”, but I would say no. _Was there a cut of meat in the package?_ No. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/33 "2000-03-29T19:25:00Z")
Now kids. Lets read the answers more carefully. The heart attack question has already been answered, as has the “did the man drop the object” question. ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/34 "2000-03-29T19:25:00Z")
Was the man trapped in the phone booth at any time? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/35 "2000-03-29T19:26:00Z")
_Did the man have a heart attack? ~ was he scared to death? ~ did he choke to death? ~ did he suffocate?_ No. _~ was someone else indirectly involved?_ I guess I would say yes. _~ would reading the newspaper help solve this?_ No. _Did the man intentionally break the windows?_ No. _Is the thing in the package alive?_ No. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/36 "2000-03-29T19:26:00Z")
Was a fish wrapped in the newspaper? If so, was it alive? Did it eat him? (ala piranha) * * * New and Improved Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/37 "2000-03-29T19:27:00Z")
Was the man Superman, and was the package Kryptonite? ---
**Author:** ![MtnMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MtnMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MtnMan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/38 "2000-03-29T19:28:00Z")
Did Swimmingriddles just get another cigar? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/39 "2000-03-29T19:28:00Z")
_Was the man trapped in the phone booth at any time?_ No. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-minute-mysteries-part-iii/15379/40 "2000-03-29T19:29:00Z")
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