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Re: Intuitively obvious, my dear Watson saidarisnowtainted Send a noteboard - 14/05/2010 01:28:38 AM
I think the mystery has been exacerbated by the way RJ explained things. I've been trying to take his statements and boil them down--i think it may help to understand what he meant if we try to re-word his explanation while preserving his meaning.

I've come to boil it down as follows: By saying it is intuitively obvious, RJ is saying that the answer pops out -- it comes to you -- it is a passive revelation, not a mystery solved.

He shows us how the identity pops out.

He placed one person at the scene of the murder.

If you identify the person who was at the scene you have identified the murder.

He said that we should determine every person's location at the time of the murder.

He told us how to determine everyone's location. We need to determine where the timing of events puts everyone at the time.

So, take the timing of events and map it out. Who is situated at the scene OR consider people moving from point A to point B crossing paths at the time and place.




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Intuitively obvious, my dear Watson newyorkersedai - 22/03/2010 01:53:54 AM 2088 Views
idle speculation != "Intuitivly obvious" Nargs - 22/03/2010 03:01:10 AM 876 Views
The best explanation for the "intuitively obvious"-comment is... Etzel - 22/03/2010 09:41:32 AM 915 Views
So again...how would Slayer know he was in the hallway? Jeordam - 22/03/2010 03:18:51 PM 1026 Views
I think Slayer spied on Asmo Etzel - 22/03/2010 03:45:20 PM 769 Views
Fair enough.... Jeordam - 22/03/2010 06:25:25 PM 1023 Views
I think... Etzel - 23/03/2010 09:31:41 AM 867 Views
I agree. Slayer is the most intuitively obvious candidate. *NM* Narg - 22/03/2010 06:29:07 PM 373 Views
Slayer....the book4 minor villian? *NM* Jeordam - 22/03/2010 06:34:52 PM 621 Views
Slayer actually was a major villian in TSR. Etzel - 23/03/2010 09:11:39 AM 737 Views
Re: Slayer actually was a major villian in TSR. darius_sedai - 28/03/2010 07:16:59 PM 789 Views
In my view, Graendal might have sent Slayer, which would explain her knowledge. *NM* Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:45:14 AM 789 Views
Actually that's one of my hang-ups about Slayer too darius_sedai - 06/04/2010 02:27:22 PM 765 Views
As far as I'm concerned... Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 06:42:53 AM 752 Views
The problem is that people don't read the books or at least ignore what is said about Slayer... Etzel - 25/03/2010 09:41:09 AM 759 Views
Correction... Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 05:22:46 PM 673 Views
So, basically... Etzel - 25/03/2010 05:50:42 PM 730 Views
The clues are there? Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 06:29:16 PM 762 Views
Re: The clues are there? newyorkersedai - 26/03/2010 12:51:43 AM 733 Views
He wasn't being insulting, I don't think. Fanatic-Templar - 26/03/2010 02:16:26 AM 818 Views
well, RJ was a nuclear engineer. 'Nuff said about obviousness, huh? newyorkersedai - 26/03/2010 04:38:00 AM 842 Views
Apparently... Etzel - 26/03/2010 08:58:32 AM 773 Views
No it isn't. Fanatic-Templar - 26/03/2010 05:43:02 PM 736 Views
You don't understand... Etzel - 27/03/2010 09:11:35 AM 766 Views
Re: You don't understand... Fanatic-Templar - 27/03/2010 05:23:35 PM 772 Views
Re: You don't understand... newyorkersedai - 28/03/2010 08:17:40 PM 734 Views
Yes, it's Winter's Heart. Fanatic-Templar - 29/03/2010 04:01:41 AM 738 Views
Both merged into one being Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:43:47 AM 811 Views
Not what I asked. Fanatic-Templar - 29/03/2010 06:10:42 PM 702 Views
If he couldn't do this... Etzel - 29/03/2010 06:59:16 PM 759 Views
Re: If he couldn't do this... Fanatic-Templar - 29/03/2010 07:46:39 PM 709 Views
That Basel Gill comparison just silly... Etzel - 29/03/2010 08:49:19 PM 772 Views
Clearly, one of you has proved that Basel Gill is Demandred *NM* newyorkersedai - 29/03/2010 10:12:00 PM 356 Views
I've asked you only one question, repeatedly. Fanatic-Templar - 30/03/2010 12:34:44 AM 781 Views
Yeah, and I repeatedly tried to show you the clues... Etzel - 30/03/2010 09:17:59 AM 731 Views
You have never provided anything even resembling evidence. Fanatic-Templar - 30/03/2010 08:20:54 PM 694 Views
Dude Etzel - 30/03/2010 09:49:05 PM 672 Views
You know what's really embarrassing? Fanatic-Templar - 30/03/2010 10:28:38 PM 824 Views
be nice *NM* saidarisnowtainted - 31/03/2010 01:22:03 AM 365 Views
One last time... Etzel - 31/03/2010 09:18:01 AM 733 Views
Re: One last time... Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 06:20:24 PM 756 Views
No... Etzel - 31/03/2010 06:31:57 PM 749 Views
Re: No... Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 11:43:42 PM 734 Views
So... Etzel - 01/04/2010 10:22:31 AM 700 Views
Re: So... Fanatic-Templar - 01/04/2010 06:41:34 PM 843 Views
Egwene did it though darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 02:26:10 AM 729 Views
Not before Lord of Chaos she didn't. Fanatic-Templar - 09/04/2010 08:03:12 AM 743 Views
Rand does it in the end of TFoH, though, shortly before Asmo's death. *NM* Etzel - 09/04/2010 08:34:23 AM 374 Views
But we don't actually see that darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 12:23:37 PM 728 Views
But why would he return to his starting point, makes no sense. Etzel - 09/04/2010 12:44:21 PM 815 Views
by your argument Rand should have re-entered the waking world outside to join that battle darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 07:58:26 PM 756 Views
Hmm. True, that. Fanatic-Templar - 09/04/2010 07:28:15 PM 650 Views
I see what you are saying now darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 12:08:00 PM 662 Views
Yep Fanatic-Templar - 09/04/2010 07:27:27 PM 694 Views
A question on balefire/2 servants The Angry Druid - 24/03/2010 04:31:49 PM 697 Views
Re: A question on balefire/2 servants TaskmasterJack - 24/03/2010 05:03:32 PM 754 Views
First rule of balefire: Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 06:44:17 AM 709 Views
Re: First rule of balefire: Whatever RJ wants to undo from it is what BF does! darius_sedai - 28/03/2010 06:59:04 PM 685 Views
Yep, that's my understanding too. Gher - 25/03/2010 07:00:39 PM 739 Views
On the servants theory Etzel - 25/03/2010 11:33:08 AM 686 Views
Rand's odd wounds newyorkersedai - 29/03/2010 02:48:58 AM 678 Views
RJ said that special properties of TAR was responsible for the wounds. Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:47:01 AM 671 Views
Who says the Dark One couldn't bring Asmodean back? Why would he want to? Cannoli - 25/03/2010 05:50:55 AM 780 Views
RJ said that. *NM* Etzel - 25/03/2010 09:31:32 AM 683 Views
Do you have that quote handy? darius_sedai - 28/03/2010 07:01:06 PM 692 Views
From memory, but can't find the URL newyorkersedai - 28/03/2010 08:09:29 PM 694 Views
Here: Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:48:36 AM 681 Views
thanks! good job *NM* newyorkersedai - 29/03/2010 10:13:12 PM 337 Views
You dont address all the criteria saidarisnowtainted - 30/03/2010 11:27:58 PM 715 Views
Did you mean me? *NM* newyorkersedai - 31/03/2010 05:54:56 AM 332 Views
@Fanatic-Templar: Proof Slayer can't travel through T'A'R... BlackAdder - 31/03/2010 03:54:19 AM 718 Views
Exactly my point. Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 05:02:41 AM 708 Views
Maybe none of it matters anyway, Slayer will go down like a punk and I know how it goes newyorkersedai - 31/03/2010 05:56:46 AM 733 Views
Lan can swordfight with his boots? *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 06:41:53 AM 354 Views
I don't think so... read again *NM* BlackAdder - 31/03/2010 10:54:03 PM 330 Views
Re: Maybe none of it matters anyway, Slayer will go down like a punk and I know how it goes saidarisnowtainted - 31/03/2010 03:52:16 PM 743 Views
thanks! but as soon as I posted newyorkersedai - 01/04/2010 03:43:59 AM 690 Views
Re: Intuitively obvious, my dear Watson saidarisnowtainted - 14/05/2010 01:28:38 AM 739 Views
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