Brain Teaser

[Ags2000]

You have to find out why and how he died. You can ask yes or no questions only.

Two identical twin brothers went to a restaurant together. They ordered the exact same food and the exact same drink. They are identical in every way. One of them died and one did not. Why?

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[This message has been edited by Ags2000 (edited 07-25-2001).]

[Marta]

ummmm...... because the other one died? I dunno!! hehe

-marta

[NancyJoJinny]

Becuase they don't have any teeth and one choked on a french fry.... Hey, it could happen...

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[Ags2000]

lol No. He was murdered. You have to figure out how.

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[NancyJoJinny]

His bro was so sick of lookin like him he killed him.

[LaverneShirley]

Well, you didn't say one died in the restaurant. Maybe he was run over by a car coming out. Or poisoned.

[LaverneShirley]

Oh! I got it! One died and the other did not because the other guy wasn't murdered! Ha! Okay, maybe not....

[Marta]

lol!!! so what is the answer??????? I NEED TO KNOW!!! haha, j/k! c ya all later!!

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[Ags2000]

Originally posted by LaverneShirley:
Maybe he was ... poisoned.

You have solved part of the question. He was poisoned. Actually they both were. Now you have to find out how they were poisoned and why only one died.

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[Teddys_Angel_Jinny]

It's all very simple actually... They were food poisioned and one of them died because he was allergic to something in the food that he didn't know was in it.

*shrugs* you never know with these things...

[LaverneShirley]

Okay, on a roll......um.... uh... Alright! They were both poisoned. One died. The other lived...because...when the ambulance arrived everyone had come from a party and had a couple drinks and thought they were seeing double so only took one of them!!!!

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Teddys_Angel_Jinny:
It's all very simple actually... They were food poisioned and one of them died because he was allergic to something in the food that he didn't know was in it.

*shrugs* you never know with these things...


Nope. They are identical in every way.

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[Ags2000]

Originally posted by LaverneShirley:
Okay, on a roll......um.... uh... Alright! They were both poisoned. One died. The other lived...because...when the ambulance arrived everyone had come from a party and had a couple drinks and thought they were seeing double so only took one of them!!!!


Nope, the other brother was not affected by the poison at all.

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[LaverneShirley]

I GOT IT! It was SUperman and that Clark Kent or whatever his name was!

[Ags2000]

lol
not even close.

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[LaverneShirley]

Eh, I tried... okay, one wasn't affected by the poison because...he... Oh! One ate more food/drank more than the other, so got more poison in him and died...Maybe...

[Miller15]

Ok, so basically.... there's these identical twins, and they both ate the same food, which was apparently poisoned, and one dies, but the other didn't?

My initial guess (that is, before more information was divulged) was that one brother ate first, keeled over, and the other said, "Screw this, I'm not eating now."

But, since now it appears that that both ingested the poison and one died but the other didn't, my guess is this...the one that did not die spent years building up an immunity to the poison, and had a cook friend at this restaurant who prepared both meals. However, he could not simply put the poison in just one dish, for how was the waiter (or the evil twin) to know where the poison was hidden? So, to be safe, he told the equally as evil cook to poison both meals. Having known this day would come, he was all the while building his immunity so the poison would not affect him in any way.

Yes, it makes sense...just think about it. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif



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[NancyJoJinny]

Umm, one dies and the other was treated before he craoked.

[LaverneShirley]

Originally posted by Miller15:
But, since now it appears that that both ingested the poison and one died but the other didn't, my guess is this...the one that did not die spent years building up an immunity to the poison, and had a cook friend at this restaurant who prepared both meals. However, he could not simply put the poison in just one dish, for how was the waiter (or the evil twin) to know where the poison was hidden? So, to be safe, he told the equally as evil cook to poison both meals. Having known this day would come, he was all the while building his immunity so the poison would not affect him in any way.

Yes, it makes sense...just think about it. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, like in The Princess Bride!! That's a good answer!

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by LaverneShirley:
Eh, I tried... okay, one wasn't affected by the poison because...he... Oh! One ate more food/drank more than the other, so got more poison in him and died...Maybe...

Close, but not quite. Try to figure out what was poisoned. That might help.

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[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Miller15:
Ok, so basically.... there's these identical twins, and they both ate the same food, which was apparently poisoned, and one dies, but the other didn't?

Getting closer, but still not quite right.

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[Miller15]

I still think my answer (all though not totally original) was the best.

The silverware was poisoned. Aaa hahaha!

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Miller15:
I still think my answer (all though not totally original) was the best.

I can tell you that neither brother tried to kill the other. In fact, it doesn't matter who killed them.

Originally posted by Miller15:
The silverware was poisoned. Aaa hahaha!

Lol
nope, but you are getting warmer.

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[folfan01]

Uh, the guy swallowed a fork?

[Bootsy Whoosh]

They ordered that there puffer fish stuff from at a Japanese restaurant. That stuff where like only 1% of the fish is not poisonous.....so like the cook screwed up and got some poisonous part in one of the brother's meals.

?????

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh:
They ordered that there puffer fish stuff from at a Japanese restaurant. That stuff where like only 1% of the fish is not poisonous.....so like the cook screwed up and got some poisonous part in one of the brother's meals.?????

No, the both brothers were poisoned on purpose.

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[Bootsy Whoosh]

Ummm....one of the brothers noticed the subtle bitter almond taste and stopped eating???

[Bootsy Whoosh]

Ok, you said we could ask "yes or no" questions, so here are some questions for you.

Did only one of the brothers receive medical treatment for the poisoning?

Were the brothers poisoned with the same poison?

If yes, were the brothers poisoned with the same dose of that poison?

[folfan01]

I got it! No I don't. I keep typing and deleting a bunch of stuff. Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh:
Did only one of the brothers receive medical treatment for the poisoning?
No neither did.

Were the brothers poisoned with the same poison?
Yes they were poisoned with the same poison.

If yes, were the brothers poisoned with the same dose of that poison?
Yes they were poisoned with the same dose of that poison.

[Max Whittaker]

The food wasn't washed!

[folfan01]

I've been thinking about this all day!!!!!

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Max Whittaker:
The food wasn't washed!

Nope

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[LittleDarling17]

Okay when you say both were poisoned do u mean both brothers food or drink was poisoned or that both brothers actually had poison in them becuz like say if only the drink was poisoned and only one brother drank the drink and the other brother just had the food so far than ya know that could be why only one of them died? okay that probably made no sense but i thought id see.

[sar]

1. Was everything the food and drink were in or touched identical?

2. Did food or drink react with a container or utensil and create a poison?

[folfan01]

ok....two guys are identical in every way and they ordered the exact same thing and one of them died. And someone poisoned him on purpose? I don't know!!!!!

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[Marta]

WHAT IS THE ANSWER?????????????????????????????????????????????

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[folfan01]

HE HAD A HEART ATTACK? I DON'T KNOW!!

Just give us a hint pleeeeease!!!!



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[Ags2000]

Originally posted by LittleDarling17:
Okay when you say both were poisoned do u mean both brothers food or drink was poisoned or that both brothers actually had poison in them

Both brothers food or drink was poisoned.

becuz like say if only the drink was poisoned and only one brother drank the drink and the other brother just had the food so far than ya know that could be why only one of them died?

Actually you are getting pretty close here. They both ate all their food, and drank all of their drink.

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by sar:
1. Was everything the food and drink were in or touched identical?

Yes

2. Did food or drink react with a container or utensil and create a poison?

No

[Bootsy Whoosh]

I don't remember if this was already mentioned or not and I don't feel like rereading all the posts, but....

.....did one of the brothers eat and/or drink a bigger portion than the other, thereby ingesting more poison?

[Max Whittaker]

That was metioned Boots.

[JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo]

One ate w/ a fork and the other ate w/ their hands?

[sar]

Are they Siamese twins?

[folfan01]

Someone poisoned him b4 he went to the restaurant?

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[A Gilligan Fan ss]

Did one brother eat the food first and later drank his drink and did the other brother first drink his drink then ate his food? and then one got poisoned because the poison worked only if some one ate first then drank or drank first then ate?

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[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh:
.....did one of the brothers eat and/or drink a bigger portion than the other, thereby ingesting more poison?

No they are the same portion, but one did injest more poison then the other.

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo:
One ate w/ a fork and the other ate w/ their hands?

No, they both ate with their utensils.

[Bootsy Whoosh]

One brother ate part or all of the other's portion?

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by sar:
Are they Siamese twins?

They are identical in every way.

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by folfan01:
Someone poisoned him b4 he went to the restaurant?

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[Ags2000]

Originally posted by A Gilligan Fan ss:
Did one brother eat the food first and later drank his drink and did the other brother first drink his drink then ate his food? and then one got poisoned because the poison worked only if some one ate first then drank or drank first then ate?

Sort of. You are on the right track here. The poison was not triggered by which they did first, but that did play into the picture.

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[LaverneShirley]

I got it! The food was what was poisoned. One guy ate the food first, then drank the drink, and somehow the drink stopped the poison from being deadly... the other drank then drink then ate the food... so... died... okay maybe not.

I liked my Superman answer.

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by LaverneShirley:
I got it! The food was what was poisoned. One guy ate the food first, then drank the drink, and somehow the drink stopped the poison from being deadly... the other drank then drink then ate the food... so... died... okay maybe not.

Nope, but getting closer

I liked my Superman answer.

I liked it to, unfortunately it wasn't the answer. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Bootsy Whoosh]

Did something either trigger or neutralize the poison in one brother?

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh:
Did something either trigger or neutralize the poison in one brother?

No nothing triggerd the poison in ont of the brothers.

[Marta]

when r u gonna tell us the answer?????????

-marta

[Ags2000]

When somebody figures it out.

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[Ags2000]

Just wanted to let y'all know that I was going to be out of town for the weekend, co I won't be able to answer any questions until late Monday. I get to go help my sister move from Houston to College Station. Oh boy http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

Keep on guessing, and I'll answer questions when I get back or before I leave late friday if I get the chance.

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[Tammy]

Maybe the still-living brother drank his drink while he was ingesting the poison and the drink diluted it? This is a tough riddle!
Gleeb,
Tammy

[Ags2000]

Originally posted by Tammy:
Maybe the still-living brother drank his drink while he was ingesting the poison and the drink diluted it? This is a tough riddle!
Gleeb,
Tammy

You are pretty close here, but not quite. Keep thinking about where the poison could be. Figure that out and you can figure the rest out.

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[LaverneShirley]

This time I REALLY got it! The ICE CUBES were poisoned! And one brother drank his drink before the ice cubes melted and didn't get as much poison and... the other guy drank his drink after the ice had melted so drank the poison.

Or, I forget whether or not you said they each got the same amount of poison so... one brother just ate his ice and that didn't have the same fatal effect as it did on the brother who drank the melted ice.

And if THAT'S not it... then... I have a question. Was the brother who didn't die affected at all? Did he just not react or was he really sick and just didn't die?

[Warm & Fuzzy]

This thing is KILLING ME!!! can you just send me the answer...I'll keep my mouth shut!

[folfan01]

PPPPLLLLLLLLLEEEAAAAAASEEEEEEEEEEE just tell us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got back from vacation where this was all I thought about!

[Ags2000]

First I wanted to say, Sorry for not getting on sooner. I was tired after my little trip this weekend. I was SO tired from helping my sister move. Then I helped a friend of mine Monday night, and now here I am. Anyway, on the the Brain Teaser.


Originally posted by LaverneShirley:
This time I REALLY got it! The ICE CUBES were poisoned! And one brother drank his drink before the ice cubes melted and didn't get as much poison and... the other guy drank his drink after the ice had melted so drank the poison.

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!! http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/smile.gif

Yes the poison was in the Ice Cubes. One brother drank his dronk quickly and so he did not get any poison because the cubes did not melt. The other brother drank his slowly and the ice melted so he injested the poison.

Congrats LaverneShirley!! Good Job!

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[Drew]

But i thought they were identical in every way, so wouldnt they have drinken there drinks at the same rate, lol, jk.

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[A Gilligan Fan ss]

Wow good job, LaverneShirley!