Describe the Situation (Prize) @ Sumeet’s Treasures

Describe the Situation (Prize)

May 28th, 2006

I’ve written a simple and vague scenario below. You can ask ‘Yes/No’ questions in the comments section, and I’ll answer them to guide you to a better understanding of the scenario. The first person to fully describe the scenario’s details (in the comments section, please) will win a $20 gift certificate to Amazon. There are a couple stipulations:

Don’t search for the answer or question on a search engine.
If you already know the answer, please don’t spoil this for others. It’s not a huge prize, so it’s really not worth being the first person to comment and blurting out the answer.

Without further ado…

A man is found lying on the ground. He’s dead, and there is a rock a couple feet away from him.

So what’s going on?

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26 Comments Add your own

1. Suneel | May 28th, 2006 at 8:46 pm

Did the rock kill the man?
2. Sumeet | May 28th, 2006 at 8:46 pm

Yes.
3. Suneel | May 28th, 2006 at 8:46 pm

Did someone throw the rock at the man?
4. Sumeet | May 28th, 2006 at 8:47 pm

Irrelevant.
5. David | May 28th, 2006 at 10:43 pm

The man tripped, hit his head on the rock, slowly tried to get up to get help, realized he had a terrible concussion, passed out and died?
6. Sumeet | May 28th, 2006 at 10:47 pm

No.
7. David | May 28th, 2006 at 10:49 pm

Are any of his body parts at all severed?
8. Rebecca | May 28th, 2006 at 11:06 pm

Did another person or object have anything to do with his death?
9. Sumeet | May 29th, 2006 at 8:58 am

David: No.

Rebecca: No.
10. Joe | May 29th, 2006 at 10:24 am

Were any doctors, priests, or rabbis involved?
11. Rebecca | May 29th, 2006 at 10:25 am

Did the guy want to die?
12. Sumeet | May 29th, 2006 at 3:08 pm

Joe: No.

Rebecca: No.
13. David | May 29th, 2006 at 3:49 pm

Is the rock radioactive?
Does the rock have any strange properties?
Was the man stoned to death?
14. Sumeet | May 29th, 2006 at 4:17 pm

No.
Yes.
No.
15. Brian | May 29th, 2006 at 4:23 pm

Is the rock of extraterrestrial origin (i.e., is it a meteorite)?
16. Sumeet | May 29th, 2006 at 5:14 pm

Yes, it is.
17. Rebecca | May 29th, 2006 at 5:28 pm

Does the guy have any visible injuries?
18. David | May 29th, 2006 at 5:38 pm

The man was hit by the meteorite and died.

Or the meteorite ricocheted into the man and killed him.

Or the man was observing a meteor shower when he was hit by one large enough to not dissipate in the atmosphere, fell on the ground and died.
19. Sumeet | May 29th, 2006 at 6:12 pm

Rebecca: No.

David: No, No, and No.
20. David | May 29th, 2006 at 6:16 pm

The rock is kryptonite, the man is Superman?
21. Sumeet | May 29th, 2006 at 7:51 pm

We have a winner. Stay tuned for the next contest. David, I’ll contact you about the gift certificate.
22. sanay | May 31st, 2006 at 1:18 pm

OMG I WAS GONN SAY THAT DAMNIT BEFORE I SAW THE ANSWER

can’t wait for the nextttt one
23. Sumeet | May 31st, 2006 at 1:23 pm

Let this be a lesson to those who don’t check my site every hour.
24. Maz | June 2nd, 2006 at 12:57 pm

I contest this answer on at least 2 grounds:

1. Unless the kryptonite was Green, it wouldn’t be fatal to Superman. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite

2. Superman is not technically a “man,” but rather a Kryptonian.

Trivia: Superman’s birthname was “Kal-El.”

PS: I’m just messing with you.
25. Sumeet | June 3rd, 2006 at 9:30 am

Maz! You’re absolutely right. David, no money for you.

Just kidding, though you are right. But I think an argument could be made that Superman is a man and a Kryptonian, because Clark Kent is certainly a man.
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