Black Stories 2013 ~ Case 04: Surprise

[Pesco]

Is there a pole involved in this workplace?

[PX]

>Was an object launched at him?

[Raitaki]

> Was the death related to a prior health condition?
> Did he die of blunt trauma? Was it to the head?

[DNAbc]

Is the weather related?

Is the dead dude a magician?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Sooo he died immediately, from a physical injury, without spilling blood. And it's not freefall. I feel like I'm playing an AA game. *_*

Correct. Those are the circumstances of the death.

>Did he make physical contact with the device or was it the other way around?

A bit hard to answer, but from my point of view I lean towards the former

>Were there multiple instances of contact or was it immediate death at the first (and only) time?

There was a single instance of contact that led to the immediate death

Yeah, that wasn't Yes or No answers, but I felt like being nice. :V

>Would you commonly find this device in someone's house?

No, definitely not

Is a dunk tank involved?

No

Or a gallows?

Ohohohohohohoho. Good thinking, capt.h. Your answer is: Yes

Or if not gallows, a guillotine?

No

Is there a pole involved in this workplace?

No

>Was an object launched at him?

No

> Was the death related to a prior health condition?

No

> Did he die of blunt trauma?

I think that counts as blunt, Yes

Was it to the head?

No

Is the weather related?

No

Is the dead dude a magician?

No

Well, I think this case will be solved soon. A crucial bit of information has been revealed, now go and puzzle things together!

[BT]

>They were executioners?

[Thaws]

>So, 3 people, 1 was taking the picture and 1 was posing with the gallows, was the third person to be blamed for the accident?

>Did the pose the guy did involve putting his head through the loop?

[capt. h]

I'd be mildly surprised if there was an active gallows today, although for the purpose of the riddle it is possible they were executioners or prison guards. Let us take a guess.

The three men worked at one of those historical villages, as tour guides or something. They decided to take funny pictures. One of the men stuck his head in the loop of a noose at the gallows for a pose. A picture was taken. Blinded by the flash or something, maybe trying to get down, he accidentally triggers the level to make the floor underneath him drop. His neck snaps, and he is dead.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

Oh dear I need to work on my scheduling. Apologies for that.

>They were executioners?

Yes

>So, 3 people, 1 was taking the picture and 1 was posing with the gallows, was the third person to be blamed for the accident?

No

>Did the pose the guy did involve putting his head through the loop?

Yes

I'd be mildly surprised if there was an active gallows today, although for the purpose of the riddle it is possible they were executioners or prison guards. Let us take a guess.

Actually gallows are still used for executions in some countries, aside from the fact that this case could take place centuries ago. If you want a relatively recent example, Saddam Hussein was executed via the gallows after the Iraq-invasion.

The three men worked at one of those historical villages, as tour guides or something. They decided to take funny pictures. One of the men stuck his head in the loop of a noose at the gallows for a pose. A picture was taken. Blinded by the flash or something, maybe trying to get down, he accidentally triggers the level to make the floor underneath him drop. His neck snaps, and he is dead.

Almost. Correct parts are in blue, the rest should be easy from the answers above, so once someone corrects those parts you'll have your solution.
I also have no idea why camera flash is in there, after all it was said twice that camera flash did not play a role and might not have been used at all.

[BT]

>The three worked the gallows as executioners, decided to take funny pictures, idiot puts head in loop, strikes pose that activates the gallows, dies.

Can I have the next round or the one after? I have some riddle-diddles but I don't mind putting them on hold until a fitting time comes if you're doing these as some sort of series.

[capt. h]

Almost. Correct parts are in blue, the rest should be easy from the answers above, so once someone corrects those parts you'll have your solution.
I also have no idea why camera flash is in there, after all it was said twice that camera flash did not play a role and might not have been used at all.

Absent mindedness.

If we need the explanation why he activated gallows, then my guess is it's because he lost his balance when sticking his head in the loop and accidentally hit the lever.

[Pesco]

Did the operation of the camera trigger maybe a reflex reaction from the men and the panic caused the activation of the machine to get the kill?

[Dead Princess Sakana]

>The three worked the gallows as executioners, decided to take funny pictures, idiot puts head in loop, strikes pose that activates the gallows, dies.

If we need the explanation why he activated gallows, then my guess is it's because he lost his balance when sticking his head in the loop and accidentally hit the lever.

Yes

The three men were working as executioners.
Just for fun they put the noose around their necks and took pictures in different poses.
When the trapdoor suddenly gave away the executioner who was wearing the noose at that moment had his neck broken and died immediately.

Right BT, if you are that eager to play your riddle, the next round is yours. Go ahead!

[BT]

OK! These aren't from cards or anything - they're what I remember from this sort of thing I had roughly 7 years ago. I remember ~4 riddles and most of the facts, which shows how much fun that was. All credit goes to the teach who ran the activity (whose name I don't remember), as they're pretty much made from scratch by him. Most of them aren't short, one of them is really long, but I'll pull a short one right now I think.

Case 03: Impossible Trial
She was furious as she stepped out the courtroom.
The guilty party was painfully apparent to all, yet not a single thing could be done.

[Ikari]

> Is the guilty party a single person?

> If Yes, is he/she still alive?

[Bound]

>Could nothing be done because of a legal loophole?

[capt. h]

> Is anyone other than the guilty party dead?

> Was the guilty party the defendant?

> Was it a civil case? (as opposed to a criminal case?)

[theshirn]

> Was "she" the judge?  An attorney?  The plaintiff?  Related to the case?

[BT]

> Is the guilty party a single person?

If your question is whether or not they were a single entity, the answer is YES.

> If Yes, is he/she still alive?

YES

>Could nothing be done because of a legal loophole?

I would say NO

> Is anyone other than the guilty party dead?

Was answered above that the guilty party is not dead. In fact, no one involved is dead, so: NO

> Was the guilty party the defendant?

YES

> Was it a civil case? (as opposed to a criminal case?)

I'd say civil but ehh. Not the easiest thing to answer.

> Was "she" [...] The plaintiff?

YES

[capt. h]

I'd say civil but ehh. Not the easiest thing to answer.
YES

...Huh?

Civil meaning not criminal, or in other words, no threat of jailtime, fines, suspended sentences, or community service (criminal involving a case where a law was broken and a legally mandated minimum sentence will be imposed if the defendant is found guilty). Civil is everything else, and involves divorce, lawsuits, custody battles, suing for damages etc.

> Is "she" the defendant's wife?

> Is "she" a member of the defendant's family?

[BT]

...Huh?

Civil meaning not criminal, or in other words, no threat of jailtime, fines, suspended sentences, or community service (criminal involving a case where a law was broken and a legally mandated minimum sentence will be imposed if the defendant is found guilty). Civil is everything else, and involves divorce, lawsuits, custody battles, etc.

Consider this answer: the plaintiff considers what the defendant did as a crime, but I don't think there's a ruling that covers this case. It's quite the special case.

> Is "she" the defendant's wife?

NO

> Is "she" a member of the defendant's family?

NO

[Raitaki]

> Was the crime the defendant was accused of causing misery in an unconventional way, such as threatening suicide?

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Did the crime involve an action that broke a societal unspoken law rather than an actual one? (Say, offending a religion through free speech.)

[theshirn]

> Is the defendant a human being?  A corporation?  Another kind of entity?

[LaserTurtle]

>Is the single entity responsible an animal?

Hey, I remember a riddle where it all hinged on this fact. It's not completely out of the question!

[BT]

> Was the crime the defendant was accused of causing misery in an unconventional way, such as threatening suicide?

I wouldn't say the misery was unconventional, NO

>Did the crime involve an action that broke a societal unspoken law rather than an actual one? (Say, offending a religion through free speech.)

Gonna say NO to this one as well

In general questions like these are kind of hard to answer. I think a better avenue is, for example, this one:

> Is the defendant a human being?  A corporation?  Another kind of entity?

NO, NO, YES

>Is the single entity responsible an animal?

NO

[Raitaki]

> Is the defendant a robot or some other form of artificial intelligence?
> Is the defendant an extraterrestrial? :3

[FinnKaenbyou]

>Is the defendant a non-living object?

[capt. h]

> Was the crime an act of comission? (Where the defendant did something?)

> Was the act a crime of omission? (Where the defendant failed to do something?)

[BT]

> Is the defendant a robot or some other form of artificial intelligence?

NO

> Is the defendant an extraterrestrial? :3

YES

>Is the defendant a non-living object?

NO

> Was the crime an act of comission? (Where the defendant did something?)

YES

> Was the act a crime of omission? (Where the defendant failed to do something?)

NO