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Guruchaz | Tuesday, October 10, 2000 - 10:31 pm  On the first day of a business trip to Japan, Jane arrives at a large office building. She had never been there before, and could not read any of the signs. Without seeing or talking with anyone, she quickly makes her way through a labyrinth of hallways to arrive at her destination. Explain how. |
Riviere76 | Tuesday, October 10, 2000 - 10:42 pm  Hmmm, let me guess.. Jane had a map? An RDF? Jane is a Bloodhound tracking someone in there? Maybe my brain is overtaxed on this one, heheh. |
Misslibra | Tuesday, October 10, 2000 - 10:59 pm  Isn't it obvious ?? She's a woman, and women are very, very, very, very smart ! Not to copy you Riviere 76, but the map sounds right to me. |
Riviere76 | Tuesday, October 10, 2000 - 11:16 pm  The GPs are tuning into the idea that Jane might not be a human, maybe a working dog sent in to find a bomb or something. But shades of George, some don't like the word 'labyrinth' or claim not to know what one is. Sheesh!!! Could be worse. Nobody is, like, you know, upspeaking and, like, saying 'you know', like, all of the time??? (big wicked grin) |
Lafatme | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 01:20 am  arreal had it right but they ignored her. jane is a baby, probably sleeping and being carried by her mother who reads japanese, or has been there before. |
Fish | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:05 am  The signs have arrows. |
Adven39 | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:28 am  Arreal's is the best explanation I've heard so far. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 07:47 am  Since it's a business trip, perhaps the "business" is an integral part of the answer. Why would a baby be on a business trip? I'm going to concentrate on the business end of this problem. |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 09:08 am  It says "Jane makes her way." A baby wouldn't be making her way. She would be carried. |
Adven39 | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 09:15 am  Okay, she's there with her husband or a colleague who does speak Japanese. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 09:42 am  The first question asked by the GP "Is Jane human". Answer is Yes. Therefore we can eliminate the whole dog theory under discussion in The Game. Questions I'd ask were I a player, "Is Jane alone?" "Is Jane alive?" "Does Jane have a map?" Was Jane given directions to her destination (maybe she doesn't have a map but memorized them) prior to her arrival? |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 09:45 am  What did they think Jane was, a chimpanzee? |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 09:46 am  HERE IS THE CHALLENGE: Good evening Board Guests. This is the second Group challenge you have received. You will need to choose a Leader, and work together, to solve the following puzzle. You can discuss this puzzle in the Discussion area, and ask the Host questions in the Questions area that can be answered with "yes" or "no". Your questions for this puzzle are limited to 20, therefore, use them wisely. Answers to your questions will be provided after 3:00 p.m. each day. By 6:00 p.m. Thursday, the Leader must post your group answer in the Final Answer area. Good Luck! On the first day of a business trip to Japan, Jane arrives at a large office building. She had never been there before, and could not read any of the signs. Without seeing or talking with anyone, she quickly makes her way through a labyrinth of hallways to arrive at her destination. Explain how. |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 09:51 am  The office building has only one floor, and the building only contains one company. The reception desk is at the end of the hallway. There is only one hallway. Labyrinthine, but only one. |
Adven39 | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:18 am  It says hallways. Plural. |
Sbw | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 12:31 pm  I found this information posted on the internet about Braille in Japan, the BGs had mentioned Braille as a possibility. It sounds to me like the Japanese are far advanced in this area than the U.S. Also an interesting side note was that blind people make excellent acupuncturists. - I found mobility access for blind people in Japan to be quite good. I was amazed and pleased to find audible traffic signals at many busy street crossings, both in Nagoya and in Kyoto, braille markings on public pay phones, on elevators, on subway ticket boxes, turnstiles and railings, yellow detectable warning tiles at the edges of subway platforms, audible guides within the subway stations to guide one to the stairs, and, at the street level, "braille paths" to guide one to subway entrances and key buildings. |
Wcv63 | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 12:41 pm  Wouldn't reading Braille be considered reading signs? Just a thought. |
Wink | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 12:44 pm  Think you're on to something SBW. Says "she could not read" and "without seeing". Probably led by a series of sound guides. |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 01:03 pm  There might be a clue in the fact that she SEES NO ONE. |
Ocean_Islands | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 01:10 pm  It's Sunday, and no one is in the building except the people waiting for her in the business meetingroom. The front door to the office building is unlocked. The door to the meeting room is unlocked. The office building has only one floor, and the building only contains one company. She tries all the doors until she finds one -- the only one --that is open. It is the correct one, since it is the only one that is open, and she has arrived without seeing or talking to anyone, and without reading signs. |
Needmylifeback | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:04 pm  Come on Board Guests...Could it be possible that Jane DESIGNED the building??? Maybe she is the Architect!  |
Sbw | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:12 pm  I like your idea. Obviously my idea didn't pan out. |
Digilady | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:30 pm  Her destination was the bathroom. Didn't have to read signs: bathroom has international symbols. |
Needmylifeback | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:40 pm  Hey, I posted at the same time that the board guests came up with the Designed theme! (4:54 vs. 5:04) and no, I did not read what they wrote and run over here! LOL! - It must have been those vibes I was sending over the internet! (Also, because I had to run to the Dictionary to make sure I spelled Architect correctly!) |
Nikkid | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 05:48 pm  She's a plumber and a toilet is overflowed - |
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