[Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

An archive of solved lateral thinking puzzles.

Moderators: Balin, kalira, peter365, JenBurdoo, Tiger

[Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:04 pm

Most of us use this thing countless times, most days. (If you stopped to count, it would be almost impossible to use.)
It could also be a faraway place where you’d go to relax. What is it?
Last edited by Sarisberie on Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:51 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby trebor2 » Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:52 am

Does this hinge on a word/phrase having two definitions? Or on homonyms? Are acronyms/initialisms relevant?

Is the everyday thing a piece of technology? A household item? A body part? To use it, do we use primarily our hands? Legs? Eyes? Feet? Do we have to look at it to use it? Do we have to touch it? Do we use it for pleasure? Work? To accomplish a daily task?

Faraway place: a spa? Resort? Beach? Cabin? Forest? The name of a specific place?
trebor2
 
Posts: 526
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:59 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby GalFisk » Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:33 am

WAG: is it our imagination? Or something in our imagination? Or otherwise int he mind? Is it one thing? Two different things? Faraway place: physically a long way away?
GalFisk
 
Posts: 12325
Joined: Tue May 27, 2014 8:03 pm
Location: Sweden

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:13 pm

trebor2 wrote:Does this hinge on a word/phrase having two definitions? Yes Or on homonyms? yes Are acronyms/initialisms relevant? no

Is the everyday thing a piece of technology? yes A household item? DOYD 'household' A body part? To use it, do we use primarily our hands? yes Legs? Eyes? possibly Feet? Do we have to look at it to use it? some people do, some don't Do we have to touch it? yes Do we use it for pleasure? possibly Work? possiblyTo accomplish a daily task? possibly

Faraway place: a spa? Resort? Beach? Cabin? Forest? The name of a specific place? No to all
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:19 pm

GalFisk wrote:WAG: is it our imagination? no Or something in our imagination? could be real or imaginedOr otherwise int he mind? Is it one thing? Two different things? 2 different things Faraway place: physically a long way away? yes
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Biograd1 » Fri Jun 10, 2022 6:49 am

The piece of technology... does it have a keypad on it? with numbers? (going off the title)
Does it measure/keep time? lock/unlock something? communicate with someone else?

Do the two meanings (the piece of technology vs. the faraway place) rely on breaking up words differently (as in "covering" vs. "cove ring")?

Does the word "remote" have anything to do with it?
Biograd1
 
Posts: 300
Joined: Sat Dec 18, 2021 5:50 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:32 pm

Biograd1 wrote:The piece of technology... does it have a keypad on it? yope/OTRT with numbers? (going off the title) title irrel
Does it measure/keep time? lock/unlock something? communicate with someone else?
Do the two meanings (the piece of technology vs. the faraway place) rely on breaking up words differently (as in "covering" vs. "cove ring")?

Does the word "remote" have anything to do with it? no to everything else
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby JenBurdoo1 » Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:11 am

Is it bigger than a breadbox? Can it fit in a pocket? Is it expensive? Is it related to traveling, such as a vehicle?
JenBurdoo1
 
Posts: 453
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:48 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:48 pm

JenBurdoo1 wrote:Is it bigger than a breadbox? 1st thing isn't, 2nd thing is. Can it fit in a pocket? no Is it expensive? define 'expensive' Is it related to traveling, 1st thing isn't, 2nd thing is. such as a vehicle? 2nd thing could involve a vehicle but isn't a vehicle itself.


EDIT: In theory, first thing might fit in a pocket as sizes vary, but could confuse.
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby JenBurdoo1 » Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:51 pm

Is the first a handheld device? Electronic? Is it part of something larger? Such as a keypad on a larger keyboard?

WAG: Is it a common sequence of letters or numbers that matches up with the name of a remote place?
JenBurdoo1
 
Posts: 453
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:48 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:32 am

JenBurdoo1 wrote:Is the first a handheld device? Could be/it depends Electronic? yes Is it part of something larger? yes Such as a keypad on a larger keyboard? OTRT

WAG: Is it a common sequence of letters or numbers that matches up with the name of a remote place? no
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby trebor2 » Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:02 pm

Is it a tablet? Detachable keyboard for a laptop screen? Any computer keyboard, regardless of whether or not it's detachable? A computer itself? Is it something that can connect to the internet?

People that don't have to look at it to use it: because they're blind? Because you actually don't need to look at it to get what you need out of it? Because you don't need to look at it to operate it if you know what you're doing? (Like typing or playing piano for some of us?) Is the sound of the device important? Broadly speaking, do you input info into the device? Get info from it?
trebor2
 
Posts: 526
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:59 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:21 pm

trebor2 wrote:Is it a tablet? Detachable keyboard for a laptop screen? Any computer keyboard, regardless of whether or not it's detachable? most relevantly this... A computer itself? Is it something that can connect to the internet? ... but all would be possible

People that don't have to look at it to use it: because they're blind? no Because you actually don't need to look at it to get what you need out of it? Because you don't need to look at it to operate it if you know what you're doing? yes (Like typing this or playing piano for some of us?) no Is the sound of the device important? possibly, YMMV Broadly speaking, do you input info into the device? yes Get info from it? indirectly
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby JenBurdoo1 » Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:58 am

WAG: Is it a key? Is the place you'd go to relax Key West?
JenBurdoo1
 
Posts: 453
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:48 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:23 pm

JenBurdoo1 wrote:WAG: Is it a key? Yes Is the place you'd go to relax Key West? No
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby trebor2 » Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:41 pm

Is it a specific key on the keyboard? Escape? Space? (Less likely than escape, but I can definitely space out and relax.) A letter key? Number?

Would this puzzle work if keyboards didn't exist and the item was a house key instead?
trebor2
 
Posts: 526
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:59 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:52 am

trebor2 wrote:Is it a specific key on the keyboard? yes Escape? Space? this (Less likely than escape, but I can definitely space out and relax.) A letter key? Number?

Would this puzzle work if keyboards didn't exist and the item was a house key instead? no
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby trebor2 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:17 am

Outer space relevant? A bar?
trebor2
 
Posts: 526
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:59 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:52 pm

trebor2 wrote:Outer space relevant? yes A bar? yes
So...
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby JenBurdoo1 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 11:24 pm

Dagobar (sic)? The Cantina from Star Wars? Ten Forward?
JenBurdoo1
 
Posts: 453
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:48 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby trebor2 » Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:49 am

Just any hypothetical bar in space, where you’d go to relax? And a space bar on the keyboard being something you use everyday?
trebor2
 
Posts: 526
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:59 am

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:56 pm

JenBurdoo1 wrote:Dagobar (sic)? The Cantina from Star Wars? Ten Forward? No to all
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland

Re: [Sarisberie] 1234 Ummm

Postby Sarisberie » Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:22 pm

trebor2 wrote:Just any hypothetical bar in space, where you’d go to relax? Yes And a space bar on the keyboard being something you use everyday? and yes :D


*********************************************$POYLER****************************************
Thing you use countless times, most days = space bar
Faraway place where you’d go to relax = space bar
Perhaps one of the Earth's satellites has a secret bar on board. Otherwise, you might have to go to Milliways (aka The Restaurant at the End of the Universe) and order a Pangalactic Gargleblaster.
https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Milliways#Menu
Sarisberie
 
Posts: 562
Joined: Sun Mar 06, 2022 1:52 am
Location: Scotland


Return to Solved Lateral Thinking Puzzles

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

cron