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Saturday, 2 February 2013

Anthony and Cleopatra

Anthony and Cleopatra were found dead in a locked room.  A broken bowl was found on the floor next to them.  Can you explain what might have happened?

This was the riddle posed to me this afternoon over a cup of tea by a friend in Oxford.  It is a test of our mastery of Theory of Knowledge, and I think I failed predictably.

Leave your attempts at an answer in the comments below.  I'll publish the solution in a day or two.

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Update 3rd February.  See the answer in the comments below. Well done DS and indeed AK.
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5 comments:

  1. Derby Sceptic2 February 2013 at 21:56

    I am not sure we have all the information about the puzzle, having heard this presented elsewhere.

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  2. Plasma Engineer2 February 2013 at 22:34

    Do you need more? I'm happy to accept additional information if you know the answer.

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  3. Derby Sceptic3 February 2013 at 09:39

    When heard before it was mentioned that neither was poisoned.

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  4. ARIADNE KORDA3 February 2013 at 16:41

    Sadly, I've heard this one before...

    and no, didn't find the answer but have heard it since.

    Good exercise in lateral thinking.

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  5. Derby Sceptic3 February 2013 at 21:46

    The usual answer is that they are goldfish, whose bowl has been knocked over by an unmentioned bird or animal. The bowl breaks and they die out of the water.

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