Post by Saint on Jul 26, 2024 13:06:29 GMT
I’m almost tempted to include Steve and Equivocal too, as they grasped the central idea (just without some of the finesses)
This is what happened:
A glass of water will invert the image of whatever it is placed before. When the wife awoke the first time and glanced at the clock, the time was actually 01.20. It appeared to be 05:10, inverted as it was by its being behind a glass of water.
Between the wife’s waking the first and second time, the husband took a sip of the water and replaced the glass. This time, the glass wasn’t placed directly in front of the time display. When the wife woke the second time, she saw the actual time.
The clues: The first clue tried to lead towards the fact that water was central. So, it was mentioned there was an ‘element’ that wasn’t present among the things listed but was nevertheless important. It was pointed out that two of the listed items strongly suggested its presence (the broken drinking glass and water carafe).
The second clue also led to water. Things changed in the scenario after the husband took a sip in the night. All entrants had already correctly guessed that the display numbers had been inverted, so it was hoped that an inverted use of the word sip (pis) might lead to the answer, or at least suggest water.
Originally, I wrote retaw as the clue, but it seemed too obvious.
