20 Questions Game16

[John.S.Mill]

Yay. I need to pass on next round. Any one who wants to come up with something feel free.

[Lucy]

Okay. I’m thinking of something…

[Kat987]

Is it alive?

[Celalta]

@Kat987

Is it alive?

And:
Is it larger than a breadbox?

[Lucy]

Oops, sorry to leave you hanging so long.

1. Kat987: Is it alive? No
2. Celalta: Is it larger than a breadbox? Yes

[twig93]

Is it a common household item?

[Lucy]

1. Kat987: Is it alive? No
2. Celalta: Is it larger than a breadbox? Yes
3. twig93: Is it a common household item? No

[Lucy]

@urysohn

• “Is xxxxx a common [household / bathroom / zoo / etc] item”…My translation would have been “Would this item be found in something like a third or more of [households / etc]” (that third-or-more sounds like a more stringent requirement than some had in mind)
• “Is the item commonly found in xxxxxx” …My translation would have been “GIVEN THAT THIS ITEM IS BEING CONSIDERED, would I expect to find it in xxxxxx”. So even if only 5% of [households] had one, if all the owners kept them in their household, this would be a solid yes.

I like these interpretations, and will use them. Thanks for spelling it out, urysohn.

[YankeeTripper]

Does it use electricity

[Lucy]

1. Kat987: Is it alive? No
2. Celalta: Is it larger than a breadbox? Yes
3. twig93: Is it a common household item? No
4. YankeeTripper: Does it use electricity No

[twig93]

Is it larger than a house? (2,000 square feet)

[Lucy]

• Kat987: Is it alive? No
• Celalta: Is it larger than a breadbox? Yes
• twig93: Is it a common household item? No
• YankeeTripper: Does it use electricity No
• twig93: Is it larger than a house? (2,000 square feet) No

[John.S.Mill]

can a person get inside it

[Lucy]

1. Kat987: Is it alive? No
2. Celalta: Is it larger than a breadbox? Yes
3. twig93: Is it a common household item? No
4. YankeeTripper: Does it use electricity No
5. twig93: Is it larger than a house? (2,000 square feet) No
6. John.S.Mill: can a person get inside it No

[soyleche]

Is it man-made?

[Lucy]

1. Kat987: Is it alive? No
2. Celalta: Is it larger than a breadbox? Yes
3. twig93: Is it a common household item? No
4. YankeeTripper: Does it use electricity No
5. twig93: Is it larger than a house? (2,000 square feet) No
6. John.S.Mill: can a person get inside it No
7. soyleche: Is it man-made? Yes

[John.S.Mill]

I’m starting to think things outside the household is a lot harder to guess…

[Kat987]

Is it made out of metal?

[Celalta]

The lack of electricity is stumping my brain, because I can think of lots of things that use electricity outside the house, but not as many that don’t (currently fitting telephone pole to the clues).

[John.S.Mill]

Do you commonly put things inside it