Is this one of
those \"critical thinking\" questions?
Cause I hate those.
Years ago I was living
in Alaska and working in Prudhoe Bay. Lots of amazing stories to be told. I thought I\'d share this one just for
fun. A mystery for you to solve.
A Norwegian guide took two Japanese tourists out on the frozen Bearing Sea. They
went out from Little Diomede Island over the ice to try and make it to the International Date Line just to say
they\'d had half of their body in tomorrow and the other half in yesterday. Or something like that. Crazy people
with too much money. Anyway, they made it to the Line and the guide, in celebration, pulled a bottle of Everclear
and three shot glasses out of his back pack. He filled the glasses, made a toast and tossed back the drink. Before
the tourists could do the same the guide fell over on his side. DOA before he hit the ice.
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What killed him?
This is a true story and you may ask me
Q\'s but the answer is in the story as told. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Is this one of
those \"critical thinking\" questions?
Cause I hate those.
Possible
ridiculous responses to this question:
-The guide made such a funny comment in his toast he died
laughing.
-Taking a shot on the International Date Line made him simultaneously feel the buzz and hangover
effects at the same time---half feeling a nice buzz, the half in \"tomorrow\" feeling pretty crappy---and
therefore caused a massive overload that killed him instantly.
-He hit an iceberg...and the estate made hundreds
of millions of dollars selling the movie rights.
-All of the contents in the bottle froze due to the sub-freezing
temperatures except for the alcohol, which in such high concentration killed the man instantly.
-The Japanese
tourists sure know how to mix \"Kamakazis\"...
-He went crazy trying to figure out his own riddle that his head
exploded.
Just got a PM from
Belgareth who has the answer. Class act that he is he held off on posting it. One of Pancho\'s answers is very
close.
My guess
:
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-All of the contents in the bottle
froze due to the sub-freezing temperatures except for the alcohol, which in such high concentration killed the man
instantly.
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My guess :
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-All of the contents in the bottle froze due to the sub-freezing
temperatures except for the alcohol, which in such high concentration killed the man instantly.
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Close but no
cigar!
Drinking even
a moderate amount everclear would cause a stroke or massive vascular damage and internal bleeding. It\'s well
known that it\'s poison drunk straight, no matter where you are. If he drank the whole bottle, or even part of it,
obviously that did it. Even one shot could kill you on an empty stomach, depending.
Damn Doc, I wish I
would have known that back during my Everclear drinking days. That explains a lot.
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The Guide died because he had been carrying the EC in his back
pack and it was as cold as the ambient outdoor temp. which was about 30 below zero. The shot tossed and swallowed so
quickly froze his throat and then his heart. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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Drinking even a moderate amount everclear would
cause a stroke or massive vascular damage and internal bleeding. It\'s well known that it\'s poison drunk
straight, no matter where you are. If he drank the whole bottle, or even part of it, obviously that did it. Even one
shot could kill you on an empty stomach, depending.
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Sounds like
a lawsuit waiting to happen! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Damn Doc, I wish I would have known that back
during my Everclear drinking days. That explains a lot. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
The
Guide died because he had been carrying the EC in his back pack and it was as cold as the ambient outdoor temp.
which was about 30 below zero. The shot tossed and swallowed so quickly froze his throat and then his heart.
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nonsense
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Damn Doc, I wish I would have known that back during my Everclear drinking
days. That explains a lot. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
The Guide died because he had been
carrying the EC in his back pack and it was as cold as the ambient outdoor temp. which was about 30 below zero. The
shot tossed and swallowed so quickly froze his throat and then his heart.
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nonsense
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No, it isn\'t nonsense. I was stationed in Alaska for two
winters. That kind of cold is deadly! I don\'t know if it froze his heart specifically but it is well known up
there that it can and will kill you.
I just don\'t
think we were given enough information in the original question. The 30 below part didn\'t come until
later.
How are the summers up there?
Sorry. From my
perspective the 30 below was obvious from the comment about the Bering sea being frozen. But I\'ve been there and
that probably made the difference. The summers depend on where you are. I spent a part of one summer about 100 miles
east of Fairbanks and it was great; 70-75 degrees most the time. Anchorage was a little cooler but not much. The
worst part is the mesquitos and black flies. Those are plentiful and vicious!
My heart is
broken. I knew it couldn\'t last. The strong bond that Bel and Exit formed may be cracking. Keep it together
boys...keep it together. Don\'t let one little thread tear you apart.
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My heart is broken. I knew it couldn\'t last. The
strong bond that Bel and Exit formed may be cracking. Keep it together boys...keep it together. Don\'t let one
little thread tear you apart.
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And it\'s all my fault. OH
the Humanity!
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Damn Doc, I wish I would have known that back during my Everclear drinking
days. That explains a lot. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
The Guide died because he had been
carrying the EC in his back pack and it was as cold as the ambient outdoor temp. which was about 30 below zero. The
shot tossed and swallowed so quickly froze his throat and then his heart.
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nonsense
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Not so Mr. Exit. It\'s a true story. Probably didn\'t freeze
his whole heart but enough to stop it. It takes a whole lot of very cold to freeze a Sea. Any temp. below zero is a
different world to live and work in. Truck engines never get turned off when the temp. is that low, they let them
run 24/7 all winter long. The summers are a nasty bitch too. High humidity and bugs that only have two things on
their mind. There is a beauty to Alaska all year round. Some of the scenery, especially in winter, will stop your
heart just looking at it. I\'m glad I\'m not up there any more though. Next week I\'ll tell the tale of
\"Squisher Fisher the Killer Driller\".
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My heart is broken. I knew it couldn\'t last. The
strong bond that Bel and Exit formed may be cracking. Keep it together boys...keep it together. Don\'t let one
little thread tear you apart.
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Quit flappin your gums and get
supper on the table! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
Anyone who drinks
straight everclear deserves to die. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Anyone who drinks straight everclear deserves to
die. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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LMAO
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True! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Anyone who drinks straight everclear deserves to
die. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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I
don\'t see how one could drink it straight. I once wanted to make a martini, but had no gin. Found a bottle of
Everclear though. Took one sip of my new cocktail and it burnt so much I poured the rest down the sink.
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Damn Doc, I wish I would have known that back
during my Everclear drinking days. That explains a lot. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
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Purple Passion,
anyone? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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