Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:28 am  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. Here you go....don't have to run back and forth for a while now.  |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:29 am  lol Moon special minds. |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:32 am  Does being in Japan before really make a difference though if she had never been to the building? |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:33 am  OMG Arreal tooo funny! Scary but funny! |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:33 am  What if Jane works for an international corp. that has the same archetechial plan no matter where it is. She was in the building in US, Germany and now Japan, so she knows where to go and how. |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:35 am  probably not, now that you mention it....may be a wasted question. Perhaps Jane doesn't talk or see anyone because no one is around to see. |
Xenia | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:36 am  Since Moon had emphasized the word "labyrinth" I wonder, what if she goes through this maze of hallways but she uses her senses to get her to her setination. For example, she might be heading to a noisy part of the building and followed the sound. Does that make sense? |
Xenia | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:37 am  Arreal!!!! EXCELLENT theory!!!! We should ask about that too. |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:38 am  Good possiblity about no one around |
Luke | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:38 am  Yeah, like perhaps Jane is there to attend some sort of musical function as part of her business trip... and just follows the sound... Not bad, Xenia |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:40 am  It makes sense, but I think sound can be deceiving in what we guess is a large building due to the term labrynth |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:42 am  Thanks guys...you too I think we wait on the noise until we know about the navigation device. |
Luke | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:42 am  Light? Smell? When i'm hungry, and if there's food somewhere, I can make my way through a labyrinth in no time flat just using my nose! |
Xenia | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:45 am  I am really liking the idea that she has been in a similiar building before...that would make total sense and I think it could be plausible. |
Xenia | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:47 am  LOL, Luke! Imagine if the place was a bakery or test kitchen of some kind. |
Luke | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:50 am  Great... now you got me starving, Xenia! BRB--I'm gonna get something to eat... |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:51 am  What business has the same type of office layout??? think on those terms too |
Luke | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:52 am  Do Embassies have the same layout? |
Luke | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:52 am  ...or floorplan? |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:55 am  I was thinking moving sidewalks ... stop me She was doing the sony trinitron (Japanese) dance and just followed her vogue |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:58 am  Okay... I am serious now.... labyrinth similar floor plan techy no one around sounds smell |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 10:59 am  LOL Moon. I like the idea of a moving sidewalk, very creative, but doesn't labrynth mean corners and turns? She would still have to navigate I would thin. |
Xenia | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 11:00 am  LOL Moon! |
Arreal | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 11:02 am  Anyone been to the edmonton mall? They have a computer there that shows you where you are in the mall and tells you how to get where you are going. Xenia, your question...about navigations devise, was it worded, does she have or does she use? I guess I could go look, doi. |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 11, 2000 - 11:03 am  Should we ask if she has been to the same type of building in another location? |