Riddle 5

Only answers that can be answered by a yes or no are permitted. If you've heard this one, don't answer and spoil it!

A MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. HOW DID HE DIE?

This one is tougher than the rest, and in this case you have to get the whole story in order for the riddle to be truly solved (unlike the bicycles one, for instance, where once you'd guessed it was a murder at a card game, the details of the murder were unimportant). Now watch, after I've just said it's hard, someone will get it before we even get to page two!!

Did he die as a result of being in the desert?

Is blood found on the scene?

Is the death a result of an accident?

Did he have anything lying nearby or with him?

Originally Posted by SnowLeop

Did he die as a result of being in the desert?

Is blood found on the scene?

Is the death a result of an accident?

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No, he didn't die as a result of being in the desert.

Yes, perhaps a small amount.

No, the death was not accidental.

Originally Posted by pinkdaisy226

Did he have anything lying nearby or with him?

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Yup!

Did he have essential survival tools? A bag full of stuff like water, food, etc?

Originally Posted by pinkdaisy226

Did he have essential survival tools? A bag full of stuff like water, food, etc?

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No, he did not have essential survival tools. No, there was neither water nor food.

Did he die by running into a cactus?

Was he murdered?

Was it suicide?

Was there some object that killed him?

Did he die of heat exhaustion?

Was the desert a real desert? As in, was it like the Sahara, or something like that?

Originally Posted by CJandBilly

Did he die by running into a cactus?

Was he murdered?

Was it suicide?

Was there some object that killed him?

Did he die of heat exhaustion?

Was the desert a real desert? As in, was it like the Sahara, or something like that?

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Morning (for me)! Before I head off to work (in the rain . . . sigh) I thought I'd check and answer questions.

NO, goofball, he did not die by running into a cactus

Yes, in a way he was murdered.

No, it was not suicide.

No, there was no object that killed him (nice job eliminated lots of possibilities with a general question, by the way )

No, he did not die of heat exhaustion.

Yes, the desert was a real desert.

Were there fang marks on him?

Did he jump/fall out of a plane?

Was he pushed out of a plane?

was he holding anything

Was he dead before he got in the desert?

Did he have any wounds?

Was he attacked by anything?

Was he bitten by anything?

Did he expirience trauma before or when he died?

Were there any papers in his pocekts that would give an indication as to what he did for a livibf\\g?
Did his occupation have anything to do with how he died?

Originally Posted by batgirl2good

Were there fang marks on him?

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Nope, there were no fang marks.

Originally Posted by pinkdaisy226

Did he jump/fall out of a plane?

Was he pushed out of a plane?

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He neither jumped from, fell from or was pushed from a plane!

Originally Posted by maverick_kitten

was he holding anything

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Yes, he was holding something!

Originally Posted by CJandBilly

Was he dead before he got in the desert?

Did he have any wounds?

Was he attacked by anything?

Was he bitten by anything?

Did he expirience trauma before or when he died?

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No, he was not dead before he got in the desert.

Yes, he had wounds.

No, he was not attacked by anything.

No, he was not bitten by anything.

No physical trauma wounds before death, but yes physical trauma when he died.

Originally Posted by batgirl2good

Were there any papers in his pocekts that would give an indication as to what he did for a livibf\\g?
Did his occupation have anything to do with how he died?

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No and no!