Math game...

[TOG]

No.

The TOG​

 

[TOG]

What we have so far...

A man was found dead in the middle of the desert.
He was completely naked.
He was not wearing a parachute.
The cause of death was a fall.
The only thing he had on him was half a match.
The match had not been burned.
There were no footprints leading to or away from the body (and never had been).

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Did he choose the half match ? ( ie. "did he draw the short straw" )

 

[TOG]

Yes, but you still have to figure out why he was drawing straws.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Oh man gimmee a break !

Was surrendering/losing his clothes part of the draw ?

 

[TOG]

No, that came before the draw.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Did his fall save anyone else's life ?

 

[TOG]

Yes, it saved the life of all those who didn't get the short match.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Was he in some kind of flying watsy that would crash if they didn't lessen the load ?

 

[TOG]

Yes, although "crash" might not be the right word.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Ok. Had a good night sleep back into the fold !

Was the flying watsy a balloon ?

 

[TOG]

Yes, the flying watsy was a balloon. You're on the right track.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

I feel like I'm on the track to the black stump :D

So these people were in a balloon which was going down and they needed to lighten the load. Firstly they jettisoned everything including clothing and when that wasn't enough they drew straws to see who would leave the balloon to save the rest ?

 

[TOG]

I feel like I'm on the track to the black stump :biggrin

So these people were in a balloon which was going down and they needed to lighten the load. Firstly they jettisoned everything including clothing and when that wasn't enough they drew straws to see who would leave the balloon to save the rest ?

Here's your trophy.

It's the closest I could find to a baloon.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

I don't collect stuff so put the trophy in your cabinet for me ta. Btw TOG do you have any information on how the snakes on a pole started being used for a medical symbol ?

 

[TOG]

I don't collect stuff so put the trophy in your cabinet for me ta. Btw TOG do you have any information on how the snakes on a pole started being used for a medical symbol ?

I've heard a couple of theories. One is that it has something to do with the snake-on-a-pole that Moses made. Another theory is that it is the Rod of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. It could be that the Greek version is derived from the biblical version. Whichever it is, it is often confused with the Caduceus, which was the symbol of Hermes, the messenger of the Greek gods.

Here is the rod of Asclepius...

And here is the Caduceus

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Ok thanks. I wonder why many medical centers use the Caduceus. I saw one yesterday that only had the wings and not the snakes.

 

[agua.]

This is good for a laugh.

Pick a card

 

[TOG]

This is good for a laugh.

Pick a card

I've seen a variation on that before. It looks pretty cool, until you realize that all of the cards "disappeared" and were replaced by others.

The TOG​

 

[agua.]

Yeah :D