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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 1980 Views
idle speculation != "Intuitivly obvious" Nargs - 22/03/2010 03:01:10 AM 754 Views
The best explanation for the "intuitively obvious"-comment is... Etzel - 22/03/2010 09:41:32 AM 808 Views
So again...how would Slayer know he was in the hallway? Jeordam - 22/03/2010 03:18:51 PM 910 Views
I think Slayer spied on Asmo Etzel - 22/03/2010 03:45:20 PM 634 Views
Fair enough.... Jeordam - 22/03/2010 06:25:25 PM 917 Views
I think... Etzel - 23/03/2010 09:31:41 AM 733 Views
I agree. Slayer is the most intuitively obvious candidate. *NM* Narg - 22/03/2010 06:29:07 PM 304 Views
Slayer....the book4 minor villian? *NM* Jeordam - 22/03/2010 06:34:52 PM 560 Views
Slayer actually was a major villian in TSR. Etzel - 23/03/2010 09:11:39 AM 616 Views
Re: Slayer actually was a major villian in TSR. darius_sedai - 28/03/2010 07:16:59 PM 650 Views
In my view, Graendal might have sent Slayer, which would explain her knowledge. *NM* Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:45:14 AM 666 Views
Actually that's one of my hang-ups about Slayer too darius_sedai - 06/04/2010 02:27:22 PM 634 Views
As far as I'm concerned... Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 06:42:53 AM 637 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 641 Views
Correction... Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 05:22:46 PM 574 Views
So, basically... Etzel - 25/03/2010 05:50:42 PM 603 Views
The clues are there? Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 06:29:16 PM 636 Views
Re: The clues are there? newyorkersedai - 26/03/2010 12:51:43 AM 622 Views
He wasn't being insulting, I don't think. Fanatic-Templar - 26/03/2010 02:16:26 AM 678 Views
well, RJ was a nuclear engineer. 'Nuff said about obviousness, huh? newyorkersedai - 26/03/2010 04:38:00 AM 712 Views
Apparently... Etzel - 26/03/2010 08:58:32 AM 651 Views
No it isn't. Fanatic-Templar - 26/03/2010 05:43:02 PM 610 Views
You don't understand... Etzel - 27/03/2010 09:11:35 AM 643 Views
Re: You don't understand... Fanatic-Templar - 27/03/2010 05:23:35 PM 657 Views
Re: You don't understand... newyorkersedai - 28/03/2010 08:17:40 PM 602 Views
Yes, it's Winter's Heart. Fanatic-Templar - 29/03/2010 04:01:41 AM 620 Views
Both merged into one being Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:43:47 AM 656 Views
Not what I asked. Fanatic-Templar - 29/03/2010 06:10:42 PM 591 Views
If he couldn't do this... Etzel - 29/03/2010 06:59:16 PM 620 Views
Re: If he couldn't do this... Fanatic-Templar - 29/03/2010 07:46:39 PM 601 Views
That Basel Gill comparison just silly... Etzel - 29/03/2010 08:49:19 PM 650 Views
Clearly, one of you has proved that Basel Gill is Demandred *NM* newyorkersedai - 29/03/2010 10:12:00 PM 296 Views
I've asked you only one question, repeatedly. Fanatic-Templar - 30/03/2010 12:34:44 AM 665 Views
Yeah, and I repeatedly tried to show you the clues... Etzel - 30/03/2010 09:17:59 AM 601 Views
You have never provided anything even resembling evidence. Fanatic-Templar - 30/03/2010 08:20:54 PM 568 Views
Dude Etzel - 30/03/2010 09:49:05 PM 548 Views
You know what's really embarrassing? Fanatic-Templar - 30/03/2010 10:28:38 PM 702 Views
be nice *NM* saidarisnowtainted - 31/03/2010 01:22:03 AM 287 Views
One last time... Etzel - 31/03/2010 09:18:01 AM 616 Views
Re: One last time... Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 06:20:24 PM 634 Views
No... Etzel - 31/03/2010 06:31:57 PM 637 Views
Re: No... Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 11:43:42 PM 612 Views
So... Etzel - 01/04/2010 10:22:31 AM 590 Views
Re: So... Fanatic-Templar - 01/04/2010 06:41:34 PM 720 Views
Egwene did it though darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 02:26:10 AM 601 Views
Not before Lord of Chaos she didn't. Fanatic-Templar - 09/04/2010 08:03:12 AM 616 Views
Rand does it in the end of TFoH, though, shortly before Asmo's death. *NM* Etzel - 09/04/2010 08:34:23 AM 299 Views
But we don't actually see that darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 12:23:37 PM 605 Views
But why would he return to his starting point, makes no sense. Etzel - 09/04/2010 12:44:21 PM 693 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 626 Views
Hmm. True, that. Fanatic-Templar - 09/04/2010 07:28:15 PM 524 Views
I see what you are saying now darius_sedai - 09/04/2010 12:08:00 PM 550 Views
Yep Fanatic-Templar - 09/04/2010 07:27:27 PM 565 Views
A question on balefire/2 servants The Angry Druid - 24/03/2010 04:31:49 PM 584 Views
Re: A question on balefire/2 servants TaskmasterJack - 24/03/2010 05:03:32 PM 618 Views
First rule of balefire: Fanatic-Templar - 25/03/2010 06:44:17 AM 577 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 574 Views
Yep, that's my understanding too. Gher - 25/03/2010 07:00:39 PM 614 Views
On the servants theory Etzel - 25/03/2010 11:33:08 AM 564 Views
Rand's odd wounds newyorkersedai - 29/03/2010 02:48:58 AM 559 Views
RJ said that special properties of TAR was responsible for the wounds. Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:47:01 AM 563 Views
Who says the Dark One couldn't bring Asmodean back? Why would he want to? Cannoli - 25/03/2010 05:50:55 AM 659 Views
RJ said that. *NM* Etzel - 25/03/2010 09:31:32 AM 546 Views
Do you have that quote handy? darius_sedai - 28/03/2010 07:01:06 PM 571 Views
From memory, but can't find the URL newyorkersedai - 28/03/2010 08:09:29 PM 565 Views
Here: Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:48:36 AM 565 Views
thanks! good job *NM* newyorkersedai - 29/03/2010 10:13:12 PM 267 Views
You dont address all the criteria saidarisnowtainted - 30/03/2010 11:27:58 PM 580 Views
Did you mean me? *NM* newyorkersedai - 31/03/2010 05:54:56 AM 260 Views
@Fanatic-Templar: Proof Slayer can't travel through T'A'R... BlackAdder - 31/03/2010 03:54:19 AM 585 Views
Exactly my point. Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 05:02:41 AM 585 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 616 Views
Lan can swordfight with his boots? *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 31/03/2010 06:41:53 AM 281 Views
I don't think so... read again *NM* BlackAdder - 31/03/2010 10:54:03 PM 255 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 608 Views
thanks! but as soon as I posted newyorkersedai - 01/04/2010 03:43:59 AM 566 Views
Re: Intuitively obvious, my dear Watson saidarisnowtainted - 14/05/2010 01:28:38 AM 629 Views
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