Lateral Thinking Puzzle #1 Dustinoff (solved)

[Peter]

Was what he created related to him being a COMrade(or political beliefs)?
Was it based on nationality?
Was it a flag?
Was it a sculpture?
Was it a monument?
Was it an effigy?
Was it viewable from Earth?
Was it large(size of a space shuttle)?
Was it medium(size of a human)?
Was it small(size of an eraser)?
Did the creation as a whole entity convey any meaning to him?

[Dust]

Was what he created related to him being a COMrade(or political beliefs)?
Was it based on nationality?
Was it a flag?
Was it a sculpture?
Was it a monument?
Was it an effigy?

No to all of these.

Was it viewable from Earth?

Yes.

Was it large(size of a space shuttle)?
Was it medium(size of a human)?
Was it small(size of an eraser)?

yes to the size of a spaceship.

Did the creation as a whole entity convey any meaning to him?

Yes.

[Pansy]

Was he building a spaceship out of rocks?

[Yayap]

Is the COMrade human?

Were the rocks: Moon rocks?

Were the rocks from earth?

Were the rocks radioactive?

Were the rocks 100% natural?
or
Were the rocks cut/shaped/painted?

Is the size of the rocks important?

Was the Rock Huge? (like the size of a house)
Was the Rock Big? (like the size of a human)
Was the Rock Average? (like the size of a beach ball)
Was the Rock Small? (like the size of a tennis ball)
Was the Rock Tiny? (like the size of a penny)

Did a rock rip his suit?

Did something happen to his air for it to run out before it was suppose to?

Was he always the only one on the moon?

Was his ship still in orbit?

Did his "friends" leave him to die intentionally?

If he hadn't run out of air, would he have died soon anyways from old age or an sickness?

Does Space Cowboys mean anything to you?

[Dust]

Was he building a spaceship out of rocks?

Could YOU make a spaceship out of rocks??? (The answer is no for those of you immune to sarcasm)

Is the COMrade human?

Of course

Were the rocks: Moon rocks?

Yes.

Were the rocks from earth?

No

Were the rocks radioactive?

Its irrelevant.

Were the rocks 100% natural?
or
Were the rocks cut/shaped/painted?

Yes to 100% natural

Is the size of the rocks important?

Was the Rock Huge? (like the size of a house)
Was the Rock Big? (like the size of a human)
Was the Rock Average? (like the size of a beach ball)
Was the Rock Small? (like the size of a tennis ball)
Was the Rock Tiny? (like the size of a penny)

The rocks are around average size (not that it matters much)

Did a rock rip his suit?

No

Did something happen to his air for it to run out before it was suppose to?

No

Was he always the only one on the moon?

No

Was his ship still in orbit?

It might be. The exact location is not important.

Did his "friends" leave him to die intentionally?

Yes.

If he hadn't run out of air, would he have died soon anyways from old age or an sickness?

No

Does Space Cowboys mean anything to you?

It does not. Sorry to disappoint.

[FalseTruth]

Was he a criminal of some sort sentenced to death on the moon?
Did the people who left him to die have some sort of dislike towards the COMrade?
Did they have to leave him because the spaceship had a limit to how many people could get in it/use it?

[Dust]

Was he a criminal of some sort sentenced to death on the moon?
Did the people who left him to die have some sort of dislike towards the COMrade?
Did they have to leave him because the spaceship had a limit to how many people could get in it/use it?

No
You could say that
No

You all are focusing on obscure parts of this puzzle. Ask about the rocks.

[Dust]

*waves hand slowly* You will ask about the rocks.

[Nike2000]

Was he in a cave?
Did the dropped rock cause a earthquake(or something like that), because of the cave?

[Dust]

Was he in a cave?

Nope

Did the dropped rock cause a earthquake(or something like that), because of the cave?

Nope

[Nike2000]

Did the police analise this case?

The rocks we're small like 1m? or smaller?

The rock was alive?

Do you think we'll resolve this puzzle?

The rock was from rock's mafia and shoot him?

[SilentShadow]

He was using a crane to move a rather large rock and as it was suspended above the crane the ropes snapped due to being tampered with by an enemy, perhaps terrorists?

[TheWaaagh]

Was he trying to write a message using the rocks?

Was it the last rock out of the ones he stockpiled at the time? Or was it literally the last stray rock that he could find on the moon?

I'm not sure if anyone asked this, but was he digging something? And thus tossing the rocks to the side?

Again, I can't remember if you confirmed he died from lack of oxygen, but I do know you said he died from natural causes. So I might as well ask, was he fried by the sun?

[Dust]

Did the police analise this case?

The rocks we're small like 1m? or smaller?

The rock was alive?

Do you think we'll resolve this puzzle?

The rock was from rock's mafia and shoot him?

No to all but the one about resolving this puzzle.

He was using a crane to move a rather large rock and as it was suspended above the crane the ropes snapped due to being tampered with by an enemy, perhaps terrorists?

No

Was he trying to write a message using the rocks?

Was it the last rock out of the ones he stockpiled at the time? Or was it literally the last stray rock that he could find on the moon?

I'm not sure if anyone asked this, but was he digging something? And thus tossing the rocks to the side?

Again, I can't remember if you confirmed he died from lack of oxygen, but I do know you said he died from natural causes. So I might as well ask, was he fried by the sun?

YES
yes to the last from stockpile
no
He died from lack of oxygen. It is confirmed.

[TheWaaagh]

Was he trying to write a message using the rocks?

YES

Okay, was the message for the people that left him behind? Or was it to no one in particular?

[Dust]

Was he trying to write a message using the rocks?

YES

Okay, was the message for the people that left him behind? Or was it to no one in particular?

Yes to no one in particular...but it could be no....

[TheWaaagh]

Was the message one of penitence? For example, "I'm sorry I wasted all of our food supplies".

If not, was it a threat? i.e "I'll kill you all when I get off this planet".

If neither of those, was it a statement of fact? i.e "I am dying".

The only other question I can think of right now is this: did he start working on the message only after he was abandoned?

[Dust]

Was the message one of penitence? For example, "I'm sorry I wasted all of our food supplies".

If not, was it a threat? i.e "I'll kill you all when I get off this planet".

If neither of those, was it a statement of fact? i.e "I am dying".

The only other question I can think of right now is this: did he start working on the message only after he was abandoned?

No
No
Yes
Yes

[Nike2000]

After he was left, he was out of food and died?

Did he died from a disease/mutation?

[Dust]

After he was left, he was out of food and died?

Did he died from a disease/mutation?

Someone who didn't read.....
I confirmed it. He died from lack of oxygen.

[TheWaaagh]

Hm, I don't know but let me just clarify, but figuring out the message is the last part of the solution to this puzzle, right?

Was the message something along the lines of "Hey, you guys forgot me!" because that would be a pretty funny way to die.

[Dust]

Hm, I don't know but let me just clarify, but figuring out the message is the last part of the solution to this possible, right?

Yes

Was the message something along the lines of "Hey, you guys forgot me!" because that would be a pretty funny way to die.

Not exactly...

[SilentShadow]

Was the message "Fuck you."?

If so did the people that left him get angry about him saying that?

Again if that is true did they then cut off his oxygen?

[Dust]

Was the message "Fuck you."?

Lolno

If so did the people that left him get angry about him saying that?

lol

Again if that is true did they then cut off his oxygen?

no

[Ganondorf]

Was the rock any form of a tombstone?

Was the rock at all related to a burial?

[Dust]

Was the rock any form of a tombstone?

Was the rock at all related to a burial?

Yet another person who doesn't read....

[Ganondorf]

Was the rock any form of a tombstone?

Was the rock at all related to a burial?

Yet another person who doesn't read....

I'll take that as a 'no'...

For the record, nowhere in your current answers were the answers to my questions given or even implied :P

[Dust]

Was he trying to write a message using the rocks?

YES

Just leaving this here for Ganondorf's reading pleasure

[Ganondorf]

Was he trying to write a message using the rocks?

YES

Just leaving this here for Ganondorf's reading pleasure

Writing a message doesn't mean he couldn't have been using a tombstone...

[Dust]

Was what he created related to him being a COMrade(or political beliefs)?
Was it based on nationality?
Was it a flag?
Was it a sculpture?
Was it a monument?
Was it an effigy?

No to all of these.

I view tombstones as sculpture/monuments. You are different from me. I am sorry that I thought you hadn't read. I had thought that it was out of the question merely because I knew it was out of the question as I had answered a question similar, but not exactly like yours. All a misunderstanding.

[Ganondorf]

Was what he created related to him being a COMrade(or political beliefs)?
Was it based on nationality?
Was it a flag?
Was it a sculpture?
Was it a monument?
Was it an effigy?

No to all of these.

I view tombstones as sculpture/monuments. You are different from me. I am sorry that I thought you hadn't read. I had thought that it was out of the question merely because I knew it was out of the question as I had answered a question similar, but not exactly like yours. All a misunderstanding.

I too am sorry, but I am glad that COMmunists and Poniez can get along to perform intellectual feats such as this

[SilentShadow]

Was the message "S.O.S." or something along the lines of pleading for help?

Was it a plea, a question, or a statement?

Was the motive for the friends ditching him for revenge? Hatred? Jealousy? Joke? Forgetfulness? Random? Trick? Paid to kill?

Was it intentional that the final rock was placed at his time of death? Was it coincidence?

Did the COMrade write a message pleading for help after being stranded on the moon by his so called friends, in hopes that someone would see it and alert the governement or soemthing, and die because he had limited oxygen that just happened to be when he placed his last rock in the message?

[Yayap]

Was his "friends" leaving him be considered murderers if people found out what happened?

[TheWaaagh]

Was the message meta? For example, "Once I finish this message, I'll be dead." or "If you're reading this message, then I'm out of air." or something along those lines?

[Dust]

Was his "friends" leaving him be considered murderers if people found out what happened?

yes

Was the message meta? For example, "Once I finish this message, I'll be dead." or "If you're reading this message, then I'm out of air." or something along those lines?

eh. work on it a bit.

[SilentShadow]

Reply to my earlier post... Finding the answers to those questions will help me figure out more :P

[Dust]

Sorry about that. I should not reply while I'm still asleep.

Was the message "S.O.S." or something along the lines of pleading for help?

no

Was it a plea, a question, or a statement?

yes to a statement

Was the motive for the friends ditching him for revenge? Hatred? Jealousy? Joke? Forgetfulness? Random? Trick? Paid to kill?

Irrelevant

Was it intentional that the final rock was placed at his time of death? Was it coincidence?

it was coincidence

Did the COMrade write a message pleading for help after being stranded on the moon by his so called friends, in hopes that someone would see it and alert the governement or soemthing, and die because he had limited oxygen that just happened to be when he placed his last rock in the message?

almost there

[jaczac]

The comrade was makeing a signal. he just happend to have died as he placed the rock.

[Dust]

The comrade was makeing a signal. he just happend to have died as he placed the rock.

Not quite...

[jaczac]

The comrade was makeing a signal. he just happend to run out of oxygen and died as he placed the rock.

Not quite...

Fixed

[SilentShadow]

Okay so the COMrade wrote something along the lines of "I'm low on air, please help" and the messge took so long to write that he died while placing the last stone that finished his statement. He had hoped that the message would be seen and help would arrive, but no such things happened.

[Yayap]

Here is your solution:

We wrote a message that could be "seen from Earth". The COMrades message is his Last Will letting the authorities know that he was murdered by being left behind by the Evil Ponies.

The authorities would then arrest the Ponies when they got back to Earth.


(little did he know that the terrorists paid the ponies to leave him behind)

[Dust]

Yayap is correct. He wins this puzzle.