Jack and Jill

Originally posted by venda
Not heard this in this format.
Perhaps it's more complicated than the version I know.
Is the room somewhere hot?

Irrelevant.

Could we focus on one puzzle at a time perhaps?

To Venda - you alluded to "our group" but then added "I would not be part of such a group".

Are we talking about a real life situation in which you were personally involved?

Originally posted by C J Horse
Irrelevant.

Ok, so it's not a variation on one I know where a bloke hangs himself.
I'll have another think

Originally posted by CalJust
Could we focus on one puzzle at a time perhaps?

To Venda - you alluded to "our group" but then added "I would not be part of such a group".

Are we talking about a real life situation in which you were personally involved?

By "our group" I meant the group in the puzzle.
The puzzle was inspired by an article I read referring to a real life situation.

Originally posted by C J Horse
You might have heard this one:

In a locked room, a man has committed suicide by hanging. In his hand he holds a piece of wood. Looking in through the window is another man holding a smaller piece of wood. He is laughing. Why?

I remember now.I have heard it and I know the answer.
I'll not reveal it in case anyone else want's to have a go.
Just to confirm,Is it to do with the way the hanged man earns his living?

Originally posted by venda
I remember now.I have heard it and I know the answer.
I'll not reveal it in case anyone else want's to have a go.
Just to confirm,Is it to do with the way the hanged man earns his living?

Yes

Venda, how about another clue to the "group in a queue" puzzle. Seems like some participants have dropped out due to the unbearable tension

Originally posted by apathist
lemon lime, help! Pull together the facts.

Patience padawan... working on it still I am.

Originally posted by CalJust
Venda, how about another clue to the "group in a queue" puzzle. Seems like some participants have dropped out due to the unbearable tension

The location is important.
It's a very exclusive queue.
Only about 800 people manage to get past it every year.
About 8,000 people have got to "the final stage" (after the queue) since 1953.
I wouldn't have known about the "bottleneck" if I hadn't read the article.

Originally posted by venda
Yes of a sort.
I certainly wouldn't be part of the group.

Are they (the people in the group) competitors competing with the other groups of people?

Originally posted by venda
The location is important.
It's a very exclusive queue.
Only about 800 people manage to get past it every year.
About 8,000 people have got to "the final stage" (after the queue) since 1953.
I wouldn't have known about the "bottleneck" if I hadn't read the article.

Are they mountain climbers?

Mt Everest?

Originally posted by lemon lime
Are they mountain climbers?

Mt Everest?

Well done ,but I did give a lot of clues!!
"A group of people are waiting in a queue after travelling over 8 hours to get to the back of it
After some time they get to the front.
At this point they leave the queue and go back to where they originally set out from.
Why? "
It takes about 8 hours for climbers to get from camp 6 on Everest to the Hillary step.Apparently, there's lot's of groups attempting to reach the summit these days , and the season is very short.Consequently, there's often a "queue" at the Hillary step while groups await their turn on the ropes.It's not unknown on Everest for the weather to close in suddenly making it unsafe to continue and therefore the waiting group or groups have to turn round and try again another day.
This was the scenario I imagined.
I suppose it's a bit obscure but no more so than some others I've heard over the years.

A person is dead, hanging from the neck via noose in an otherwise empty room.

Under the person is a pool of clear, clean water.

Why is there a pool of clear water?

I know that one as well so i won't spoil it

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
A person is dead, hanging from the neck via noose in an otherwise empty room.

Under the person is a pool of clear, clean water.

Why is there a pool of clear water?

If the room is empty does this mean he wasn't standing on a chair?

I think I know where the pool of water came from, but I'll let someone else "pull together the facts" this time.