Killed By Their Inventions is this week’s Mystery Question. I found these true stories fascinating and I hope you do as well.
But first the photo and Scripture verse. I looked out the front door Thursday evening, and there was the moon rising over my neighbor’s house. I ran and got my camera and captured this photo. Did you know that if the full moon had occurred just three days later (after the spring equinox), Easter would be in March this year instead of April? Here’s a link where you can find out how Easter is determined.
Now for last week’s Mystery Question–Someone Really Did This? Three of these stories are true. I made up one…if I can think up something this crazy.
- Some criminals are just really dumb, then there are others who are just unlucky. The burglar in this story is the latter one. After successfully breaking into a house and stealing a woman’s jewelry, he then picked a boutique to try and sell the items. The only problem was, the woman who owned the boutique also owned the jewelry he stole.
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Authorities reported a man tried to break into the jail to visit his friends. First, he rammed his car into the door, then tried to climb the fence to get in. Police arrested him when he got tangled in the fence’s razor wire.
- Police arrested a man for getting into a fight with his family over a pork chop – three months after throwing one at his mother because she wouldn’t buy him cigarettes.
- Two men broke into a friend’s house looking for drugs. They found a vase and a bag of gray powder in a bag. When their friend arrived home, he found them snorting the powder and asked why they were messing with his dog’s cremains.
And the answer is…#4. Congrats to all who guessed correctly.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question, Kill By Their Inventions, three are true, and one is made-up. Can you guess which one?
- The inventor of a robotic exoskeleton died when the inventor pushed the wrong button and his robot swung its arm around, hitting the inventor on the side of his head.
- The man who invented the submarine died while testing it.
- The Aerocar was a steam-powered, propeller-driven rail car intended to whisk railway executives quickly to their destination, was killed when the inventor approached a curve at over one hundred mph and the Aerocar went airborne.
- An Austrian rocket scientist who invented solid and liquid-fueled missiles thought it’d be cool to make a rocket-propelled car. It worked, too, and he got it up to 250 mph. His mistake was in trying to make it even faster by adding alcohol as a combustible. That got away on him and blew up on his workbench, killing him and burning his workshop down.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a March drawing for a $10 gift card.
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I guess I’m going with #1.
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Hi Diana! Sounds like they may have been hard…at least I hope so. 😉 We’ll see next week.
These are great. I realize now, I missed last week why I was traveling. I think it’s number three this time. I have no idea where you found these, but awesomeness. Fabulous moon photo, too.
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Thanks, Delores about the moon photo. I love getting shots of it. And Friday I’ll be sharing a photo you took on your trip. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I really have no idea but I’ll go with #1.
I’m so glad you do these. They are fun! I look forward to it each week! Thanks!
I also meant to say that full moons are pretty. This last one sometimes had a cool pinkish tint to it. I don’t like them because my students sure get crazy! Lol
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Andrea, I discovered that about the students when I was doing presentations in the schools. One of these days I’m going to include that in a book!
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Andrea, I’m so glad you look forward to them! That’s made my day. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
You wouldn’t get me in a submarine, so I say #2.
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I’m with you about getting in a submarine, Mary! We’ll see if that’s the one I made up next week.
I’m going with number one. The mechanics involved in getting a robotic exoskeleton fist up to the head would be extra difficult.
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We’ll see, Priscilla. Have you written a story about a robot with AI yet? I think that would be so cool!
Haha, you know me too well, Patricia!
I think it’s #3
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Hi Suzanne. We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I’m guessing #3, but it could be any of them.
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Hi Paula…I’m glad it was hard to choose this week. It is getting harder and harder to make up one to match the real ones. lol
Your photo is breathtaking! I’m thankful you looked out your door when you did. Beauty is everywhere just waiting for us to slow up enough to see.
#3 this week for me. It seems the inventor would have made plans for that curve.
It’s very very good to know you created #4 last week!! Whew!! Pat, you are one creative lady!!
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I thought you might be relieved to know #4 was false last week, Debra! Thank you about the photo. I wish you could have seen me sitting on the ground trying to get that shot. lol I have some that I will share later where the moon is rising behind the bare tree limbs.
Ooh, so difficult. #2 ??????? For me
#1 for James
“His dynasty will last forever” Amen!
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Hi Barbara and James…I hate that I split your vote. lol. We’ll see if either of you is correct next week. I love that verse.
I am guessing #4 again this week.
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Hi Gloria! We’ll see next week if I made up #4. 😉
Wonderful moon shot! That’s a good Scripture verse pointing out how regular the moon’s orbit is; a faithful witness to time the month. I was taking Confirmation instructions in the 7th grade when I first learned how the date for Easter was calculated. Since I was already interested in astronomy, my first reaction was “how cool” :-).
These killer inventions are very interesting. Have you ever read Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot”? Asimov introduced the Three Laws of Robotics programmed into every robot to prevent the robots from harming a human. You know what they saw about laws…
Thinking about inventors harmed by their inventions reminds me of another SiFi book called “Tales from the White Hart” by Arthur C. Clarke. He and Asimov were two of my favorite SiFi writers.
My guess this week is you made up #1. The other three just seem more plausible to me.
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Hi Tim. I’ve known for years how Easter is calculated…learning how Passover is figured is next on my list. 🙂 It’s been years since I read Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke. Both were my favorites years ag when I was into SiFi. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #1…
I’m guessing #3
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Hi Gail! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I am going with #4. I love your photo of the moon, that is a great picture! Have a great week and stay safe.
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Hi Alicia! I’m glad you like my moonshot. I have another one with it rising through the trees that I’ll be using soon. And we’ll see if it’s #4 next week.
#4 (They all sound unbelievable!)
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Hi MS Barb! I’m glad they all sound unbelievable! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
#4 is the one you made up. It sounds like something from Ripley’s Believe or Not
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Maybe, Janet. Number 4 is popular…we’ll see next week if it’s the correct answer.
I think #1 is the false one.
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We’ll see, Megan. Glad to see you!
I’ll go with #4
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We’ll see, Shelia…we’ll see. Thanks for stopping by.
4.
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Number four is very popular, Lynn…we’ll see next week.
Beautiful picture! The verse fits it well. These are fun. I think #1 is made up.
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thanks, Erika! I love that moonshot! We’ll see next week if it’s #1. I’m glad you think they are fun. 🙂
Great picture! Was this with your phone or a digital camera? All I ever get with my phone are fuzzy blobs. LOL! The Scripture suits it very well.
Thanks for sharing how they decide the date for Easter. I wonder if someone somewhere is getting paid a ginormous salary to figure that out when it would have been so simple to say Easter is the fourth Sunday in March. You have to wonder why someone back in history could choose a specific month and day for Christmas but not Easter.
I’m going with #3. I suppose it could have happened, but did the inventor not have a way to slow the thing down? Was he unable to see the curve ahead? Maybe he was the absent-minded professor. Just build it and it will go. Don’t worry about minor details like brakes.
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Hi Edward. The moonshot was taken with my Canon 360 with the telescopic lens extended. I used a tripod with that one, but have a few taken through the trees without the tripod. And only once or twice have I gotten a decent moonshot with my phone camera.
That’s a good suggestion about making the fourth Sunday in March Easter. 🙂 I didn’t mention it earlier, but there’s an Eastern Easter and a Western Easter. We celebrate the Western one which is always earlier than the Eastern one.
You would think the inventor of the fast train would’ve taken more care about how fast he was approaching that curve, but…
Edward, I believe the reason the date for Easter moves is because the Jewish celebration of the Passover moves. Israel followed a lunar calendar so that makes sense.
Pat, I did not know there was an Eastern Orthodox Easter on a different date. A little checking and it seems they use the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar the West uses. Calendars are such fun… 🙂
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I totally agree, Tim. I remember researching about Easter way back and how much fun that was. But then research is one of the things I love about writing!
Love the scripture and photo!
#4
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Thanks, Caryl. We’ll see next week!
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We’ll see, BN. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to get your emails…if you have a different email, could you use it to let me know which book from the March selections you’d like? Thanks!
i’m going to go with #3.
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Hi Rosalyn! We’ll see next week if it’s #3!
Hi Pat. These are great!! I’m going with #3 being the false one.
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Hi Kaye! Welcome to my blog! Glad you enjoyed my choices. We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
#3 is my guess this week. Beautiful photo and perfect scripture. Thank you for sharing. Blessings
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Thanks, Lucy! I love that moonshot and scripture. We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I’m going with #1.
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Hi Linda! Number one hasn’t gotten that many votes…but who knows? We’ll see next week. 🙂
#2…maybe
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You sound so sure, Natalya! 😉 Thanks for stopping by…you’ll see the answer Tuesday!