3 mysteries... can you figure them out without peeking

[GorroXXII]

Can you solve these 3 mysteries?? Don't peek at the answers.....



Three MYSTERIES



Study these carefully... the clues are so blatant you will be kicking
yourself if you miss them! Don't look at the answers until you are
sure you have all three right.

Mystery one: A man was found murdered Sunday morning. His wife
immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and
staff and got these answers:

The wife said she was sleeping.
The cook was preparing breakfast.
The gardener was gathering vegetables.
The maid was getting the mail.
The butler was polishing shoes in the pantry.
The police instantly arrested the murderer.
Who did it and how did they know?


Mystery two: A man walks into his bathroom and shoots himself right
between the eyes using a real gun with real bullets. He walks out
alive, with no blood anywhere and no, he didn't miss and he wasn't
Superman or any other crusader wearing a cape. How did he do this?


Mystery three: Old Mr. Teddy was found dead in his study by Mr. Fiend.
Mr. Fiend recounted his dismal discovery to the police: "I was
walking by Mr. Teddy's house when I thought I would just pop in for a
visit. I noticed his study light was on and I decided to peek in from
the outside to see if he was in there. There was frost on the
window, so I had to wipe it away to see inside. That is when I saw
his body. So I kicked in the front door to confirm my suspicions of
foul play. I called the police immediately afterward."
The officer immediately arrested Mr. Fiend for the murder of Mr.
Teddy. How did he know Mr. Fiend was lying?

Try to figure these questions before looking at the answers below.









ANSWERS:

highlight between the stars!


*
1. It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail but there is no
mail delivery on Sunday.



2. He shot his reflection in the bathroom mirror.



3. Frost forms inside of the window, not the outside. So Mr. Fiend
could not have wiped it off to discover Mr. Tidy's body. Did you get
them right*

[Kev Kanos]

Got the first 2. The third one said frost on the window. The answer dosen't make any sence. Frost is frozen water. Why would it be on the inside. Unless his house was freezing I dont understand the last one.

[Tavs]

Nice one Gorro.:lol:

[Vash]

The first one was easy. I couldn't figure out the last two.

[[W33T] Canadian23]

missed the 1st got the two others pretty cool

[Winter]

Nailed the first two, but Kev's right about the third one being somewhat flawed.

[sir_digalot]

got the second, the third one is crap (but i figured it to be the answer as a hunch) anyone who has had a house in a climate that gets cold enough without double galzing will attest too ( or a car for that matter)

i did not get the first one, i pay no attention to the mail anyway *L*

[Caruso]

i got all of them only because ive seen them many times before

[Wibby]

Got the first two.

[GorroXXII]

I got the first two as well, and agree on the 3rd one!

[Tykwer]

who the hell polishes shoes in the pantry?

[sir_digalot]

the butler?

[Tykwer]

the butler?

exactly, he should've been picked up as co-conspirator as his excuse is weak. only a psycho polishes shoes in the pantry, just think of the fumes he'd be sitting in! and who knows, maybe they live in a "Seventh-Day Adventist" community or maybe by "mail" she meant the sunday paper. anyways, im still gonna go with mr. plum in the game room with a ping pong paddle.

[Kev Kanos]

exactly, he should've been picked up as co-conspirator as his excuse is weak. only a psycho polishes shoes in the pantry, just think of the fumes he'd be sitting in! and who knows, maybe they live in a "Seventh-Day Adventist" community or maybe by "mail" she meant the sunday paper. anyways, im still gonna go with mr. plum in the game room with a ping pong paddle.


First time I read throught it I thought the same thing. I knew it was the butler until I read it again.

[sir_digalot]

actaully it was the wife, she paid the maid to kill him so she could inherit all his wealth, she promised the maid anonimoty knowing full weel the police would find out who the killer was and she was safe in bed.

the question was, since it was her husband, why did she not notice a dead man in bed with her?

see it was the wife.... all you married men lookout your other half is consipirng to kill you in your sleep, who knows one day you may wake up dead! *L*

[kilroy0097]

Got the first two and the third one as the only possible answer for the way the question was worded even though the mistake is obvious. As has been pointed above.

1. Frost can form and does on the outside of windows. If the dew point is high enough to meet the freezing temperature then condensation from the heat inside the house forms on the window on the outside. This condensation does in fact freeze and causes frost on the outside.

2. Frost can also form between double pane windows if the seal is broken and the inert gases inbetween the two glass panes leaks out and if replaced by moisture. If it's cold enough outside the the temperature inside in that room is not very warm the moisture will actually freeze.

3. And what was stated already the moisture on the inside could indeed freeze if all the heat in the house was turned off and the inside temperature of the house turned to zero degree Celsius.

Obviously the first option is the only way that Mr. Fiend could have been telling the truth. *chuckles*

[Mad5cout]

who the hell polishes shoes in the pantry?

1. This was exactly my thought. I said the butler. Maybe the maid has saturday off and picks up that mail on sunday mornings.

2. No problems here except that the first statement is actually false. HE doesn't shoot himself inbetween the eyes. He shoots his reflection.

3. Frost can and will form on the inside of your window even with the heat on. When the temperature drops low enough to freeze water, the moisture is generally "sucked" out of the air (outside that is). However, the inside of your house mainains a general level of humidity due to the heat being on and your sweat, breath, etc. When this moisture comes in contact with a window pane that is cold enough, it can turn into frost. Thus, the frost forms on the inside and not the outside in this case. HOWEVER, it is not impossible for frost to form on the outside of a window. If the air is not completely void of humidity, and the temperature is in the correct range, the dew and freezing effect can take place as was stated previously.

Here's my problem with this one. When going to a friend's house to see if their home. How many of you peak in the window? Me, I just knock on the door...

[brandonsjo]

i got the last 2 and missed the first one....i assumed " how could the wife immediatly call the police if she was sleeping"...And a pantry...i always thought a pantry was a big cubboard you store food in!!

[kilroy0097]

Butler's Pantry
A butler's pantry or serving pantry is a utility room in a large house. It is usually located adjacent to the kitchen or to the wine cellar and usually contains counters (benches in British English) or tables and sinks and may or may not be used for storing food.

Common uses for the butler's pantry are storage, cleaning and counting of silver [European butlers often slept in the pantry as their job was to keep the silver under lock and key.] The wine log and merchant's account books may be kept in the butler's pantry. The room is used by the butler and other domestic staff; it is often called a butler's pantry even in households where there is no butler.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler%27s_pantry

[kem$]

Nailed the first two, but Kev's right about the third one being somewhat flawed.

I agree.

[Tykwer]

Butler's Pantry
A butler's pantry or serving pantry is a utility room in a large house. It is usually located adjacent to the kitchen or to the wine cellar and usually contains counters (benches in British English) or tables and sinks and may or may not be used for storing food.

Common uses for the butler's pantry are storage, cleaning and counting of silver [European butlers often slept in the pantry as their job was to keep the silver under lock and key.] The wine log and merchant's account books may be kept in the butler's pantry. The room is used by the butler and other domestic staff; it is often called a butler's pantry even in households where there is no butler.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler%27s_pantry


The butler was polishing shoes in the pantry.
The pantry, not "the butler's pantry" or "his (the butler's) pantry."
and since you used wikipedia, i shall too:

Pantry
A pantry is a room where food, provisions or dishes are stored and serves in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen.

and anyways, that isnt really the issue i had with it. a butlers pantry still sounds like a cramped, unventilated room to me. and this would seem to confirm that assumption. http://www.oregonlink.com/deepwood/butlers_pantryviewin.html
http://www.oregonlink.com/deepwood/images/butlers_pantryviewin.gif
so butlers pantry or just plain pantry, it still seems flawed to me, for the same reason.

[sir_digalot]

tykwer is showing pics from his mansion again..... :D

[Persephone]

Doh. I only got the last one right. I didnt bother guessing on the second, and the first i thought it was his wife.