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You see a boat filled with people [closed]
Who/What am I? A Riddle to my dearIf you can see sharpSee me once, see me twice #5See me once, See me Twice #7What happened to the boat?You can see me, but you can not look at mePeople love, but hate to see meSee me once, See me Twice #12
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You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
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You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
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@OmegaKrypton I agree, it has gotten off topic :)
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You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
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You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
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@OmegaKrypton I agree, it has gotten off topic :)
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@OmegaKrypton I agree, it has gotten off topic :)
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@OmegaKrypton I agree, it has gotten off topic :)
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I think the answer is
You don't see a single person (unmarried), instead all of the people on the boat are in a married couple.
answered Oct 14 at 10:40
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I've actually been on a boat where this has happened:
The people on the boat are all scuba-divers and they've all gone into the water and are now underwater.
answered Oct 14 at 20:15
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The answer could be:
The boat is docked and everybody had disembarked.
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Another possibility:
The boat is a submarine. It is full of people, but they're all in the boat, not on the boat. (It could work with a regular boat as well, provided everyone is below decks.)
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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The answer is
everybody jumped off the boat
because
the boat was on fire.
Or,
they all decided to go swimming.
answered Oct 14 at 17:37
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Hmmm. Well I guess you're not wrong!
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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You saw:
A multitude of persons on the boat.
answered Oct 14 at 11:10
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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That is because
the boat has capsized!
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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That's because
This is a Schrödinger Boat. Depending on when you look at it and when its quantum superposition ends, the persons may or may not be here.
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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The people are playing a pretty epic mass-multiplayer game of hide and seek
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You were hallucinating when you saw the people
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You were hallucinating when you thought the people had gone
or
You were hallucinating both times. There is no boat!
answered Oct 15 at 15:01
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Another simple solution:
You returned to that place after a long time. The boat is still there, the people have left.
answered Oct 16 at 13:05
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Another possibility:
The boat is in waves that rock the boat towards and away from you. So one minute, you can see the decks full of people, the next you just see the hull.
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"when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat". Of course you wouldn't see 'a single person' because the boat is full of people. Too much thought when the words are right there!
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Because
A fog bank has rolled in, obscuring your view of the boat's deck
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It is clearly the case that:
the sails were just furled. Now, there is nothing blocking the Sun from shining right in your eyes and preventing you from looking clearly in the direction of the boat.
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This one is a bit dark:
The boat is filled with people, but they are not recognizable as single persons because they are all blended in a huge pile of human jam.
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I think the answer is
You don't see a single person (unmarried), instead all of the people on the boat are in a married couple.
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I think the answer is
You don't see a single person (unmarried), instead all of the people on the boat are in a married couple.
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I think the answer is
You don't see a single person (unmarried), instead all of the people on the boat are in a married couple.
answered Oct 14 at 10:40
hexominohexomino
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I think the answer is
You don't see a single person (unmarried), instead all of the people on the boat are in a married couple.
answered Oct 14 at 10:40
hexominohexomino
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I've actually been on a boat where this has happened:
The people on the boat are all scuba-divers and they've all gone into the water and are now underwater.
answered Oct 14 at 20:15
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I've actually been on a boat where this has happened:
The people on the boat are all scuba-divers and they've all gone into the water and are now underwater.
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I've actually been on a boat where this has happened:
The people on the boat are all scuba-divers and they've all gone into the water and are now underwater.
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Paul EvansPaul Evans
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I've actually been on a boat where this has happened:
The people on the boat are all scuba-divers and they've all gone into the water and are now underwater.
answered Oct 14 at 20:15
Paul EvansPaul Evans
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The answer could be:
The boat is docked and everybody had disembarked.
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The answer could be:
The boat is docked and everybody had disembarked.
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The answer could be:
The boat is docked and everybody had disembarked.
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The answer could be:
The boat is docked and everybody had disembarked.
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Another possibility:
The boat is a submarine. It is full of people, but they're all in the boat, not on the boat. (It could work with a regular boat as well, provided everyone is below decks.)
answered Oct 14 at 19:16
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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– ThatOneNerdyBoy
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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As you can see, I am a new contributor (also a programmer to some extent). I'll keep this all in mind for next time!
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Another possibility:
The boat is a submarine. It is full of people, but they're all in the boat, not on the boat. (It could work with a regular boat as well, provided everyone is below decks.)
answered Oct 14 at 19:16
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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– ThatOneNerdyBoy
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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– Darrel Hoffman
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As you can see, I am a new contributor (also a programmer to some extent). I'll keep this all in mind for next time!
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Another possibility:
The boat is a submarine. It is full of people, but they're all in the boat, not on the boat. (It could work with a regular boat as well, provided everyone is below decks.)
answered Oct 14 at 19:16
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Another possibility:
The boat is a submarine. It is full of people, but they're all in the boat, not on the boat. (It could work with a regular boat as well, provided everyone is below decks.)
answered Oct 14 at 19:16
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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– ThatOneNerdyBoy
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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– Darrel Hoffman
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As you can see, I am a new contributor (also a programmer to some extent). I'll keep this all in mind for next time!
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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– ThatOneNerdyBoy
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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– Darrel Hoffman
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As you can see, I am a new contributor (also a programmer to some extent). I'll keep this all in mind for next time!
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– ThatOneNerdyBoy
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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I really should have added a few more constraints!
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– ThatOneNerdyBoy
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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– Darrel Hoffman
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There's a lot of programmers on this site - you gotta keep your parameters really tight...
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– Darrel Hoffman
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As you can see, I am a new contributor (also a programmer to some extent). I'll keep this all in mind for next time!
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The answer is
everybody jumped off the boat
because
the boat was on fire.
Or,
they all decided to go swimming.
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Hmmm. Well I guess you're not wrong!
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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+1 for the lulz.
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The answer is
everybody jumped off the boat
because
the boat was on fire.
Or,
they all decided to go swimming.
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Hmmm. Well I guess you're not wrong!
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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The answer is
everybody jumped off the boat
because
the boat was on fire.
Or,
they all decided to go swimming.
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The answer is
everybody jumped off the boat
because
the boat was on fire.
Or,
they all decided to go swimming.
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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+1 for the lulz.
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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Hmmm. Well I guess you're not wrong!
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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#4: too busy rolling for initiative.
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+1 for the lulz.
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You saw:
A multitude of persons on the boat.
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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You saw:
A multitude of persons on the boat.
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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You saw:
A multitude of persons on the boat.
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You saw:
A multitude of persons on the boat.
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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Oct 14 at 11:26
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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Oct 14 at 11:26
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Not quite what I was looking for, but I guess it does work in a way!
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That is because
the boat has capsized!
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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That is because
the boat has capsized!
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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That is because
the boat has capsized!
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That is because
the boat has capsized!
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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– Rewan Demontay
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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– Rewan Demontay
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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– IronEagle
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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– Rewan Demontay
Oct 14 at 23:38
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The boat was stated to have not sunk, so this is, unfortunately, an invalid answer.
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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– IronEagle
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capsized != sunk. I've capsized a boat a few times, but have never sunk one.
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That's because
This is a Schrödinger Boat. Depending on when you look at it and when its quantum superposition ends, the persons may or may not be here.
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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That's because
This is a Schrödinger Boat. Depending on when you look at it and when its quantum superposition ends, the persons may or may not be here.
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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That's because
This is a Schrödinger Boat. Depending on when you look at it and when its quantum superposition ends, the persons may or may not be here.
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That's because
This is a Schrödinger Boat. Depending on when you look at it and when its quantum superposition ends, the persons may or may not be here.
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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– NotThatGuy
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Based on my understanding: once it's observed, a superposition collapses into a single state (the state being what's observed). So the superposition without people wouldn't exist after you've seen the boat with people and this explanation can't explain what's been seen.
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The people are playing a pretty epic mass-multiplayer game of hide and seek
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You were hallucinating when you saw the people
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You were hallucinating when you thought the people had gone
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You were hallucinating both times. There is no boat!
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The people are playing a pretty epic mass-multiplayer game of hide and seek
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You were hallucinating when you saw the people
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You were hallucinating when you thought the people had gone
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You were hallucinating both times. There is no boat!
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The people are playing a pretty epic mass-multiplayer game of hide and seek
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You were hallucinating when you saw the people
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You were hallucinating when you thought the people had gone
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You were hallucinating both times. There is no boat!
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The people are playing a pretty epic mass-multiplayer game of hide and seek
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You were hallucinating when you saw the people
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You were hallucinating when you thought the people had gone
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You were hallucinating both times. There is no boat!
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Another simple solution:
You returned to that place after a long time. The boat is still there, the people have left.
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Another simple solution:
You returned to that place after a long time. The boat is still there, the people have left.
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Another simple solution:
You returned to that place after a long time. The boat is still there, the people have left.
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Another simple solution:
You returned to that place after a long time. The boat is still there, the people have left.
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Another possibility:
The boat is in waves that rock the boat towards and away from you. So one minute, you can see the decks full of people, the next you just see the hull.
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Another possibility:
The boat is in waves that rock the boat towards and away from you. So one minute, you can see the decks full of people, the next you just see the hull.
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Another possibility:
The boat is in waves that rock the boat towards and away from you. So one minute, you can see the decks full of people, the next you just see the hull.
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Another possibility:
The boat is in waves that rock the boat towards and away from you. So one minute, you can see the decks full of people, the next you just see the hull.
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"when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat". Of course you wouldn't see 'a single person' because the boat is full of people. Too much thought when the words are right there!
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"when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat". Of course you wouldn't see 'a single person' because the boat is full of people. Too much thought when the words are right there!
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"when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat". Of course you wouldn't see 'a single person' because the boat is full of people. Too much thought when the words are right there!
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"when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat". Of course you wouldn't see 'a single person' because the boat is full of people. Too much thought when the words are right there!
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Because
A fog bank has rolled in, obscuring your view of the boat's deck
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Because
A fog bank has rolled in, obscuring your view of the boat's deck
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Because
A fog bank has rolled in, obscuring your view of the boat's deck
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Because
A fog bank has rolled in, obscuring your view of the boat's deck
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It is clearly the case that:
the sails were just furled. Now, there is nothing blocking the Sun from shining right in your eyes and preventing you from looking clearly in the direction of the boat.
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It is clearly the case that:
the sails were just furled. Now, there is nothing blocking the Sun from shining right in your eyes and preventing you from looking clearly in the direction of the boat.
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It is clearly the case that:
the sails were just furled. Now, there is nothing blocking the Sun from shining right in your eyes and preventing you from looking clearly in the direction of the boat.
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It is clearly the case that:
the sails were just furled. Now, there is nothing blocking the Sun from shining right in your eyes and preventing you from looking clearly in the direction of the boat.
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This one is a bit dark:
The boat is filled with people, but they are not recognizable as single persons because they are all blended in a huge pile of human jam.
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This one is a bit dark:
The boat is filled with people, but they are not recognizable as single persons because they are all blended in a huge pile of human jam.
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This one is a bit dark:
The boat is filled with people, but they are not recognizable as single persons because they are all blended in a huge pile of human jam.
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This one is a bit dark:
The boat is filled with people, but they are not recognizable as single persons because they are all blended in a huge pile of human jam.
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sorry, but this seems not on-topic, according to the scope defined in the help center. such off-topic posts may get deleted or closed. please check the help center or faqs on the meta site to see what questions you should/ can ask here on P.SE. happy puzzling! ;)
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@OmegaKrypton I agree, it has gotten off topic :)
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