20 Questions Game16

The Sandbox Games
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21

Hmm, maybe a road sign, fire hydrant, charcoal grill, firepit,

22
  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
  8. Kat987: Is it made out of metal? sometimes
  9. John.S.Mill: Do you commonly put things inside it No
    Re 8: there are always non-metallic elements.
23

I’m also mostly going with this.

24

Is it typically found outside?

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  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
  8. Kat987: Is it made out of metal? sometimes
    Re 8: there are always non-metallic elements.
  9. John.S.Mill: Do you commonly put things inside it No
  10. twig933: Is it typically found outside? No
26

Is it decorative?

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  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
  8. Kat987: Is it made out of metal? sometimes
    Re 8: there are always non-metallic elements.
  9. John.S.Mill: Do you commonly put things inside it No
  10. twig933: Is it typically found outside? No
  11. YankeeTripper: Is it decorative? No
28

Is it commonly found in a house? (Note ury’s distinction)

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  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
  8. Kat987: Is it made out of metal? sometimes
    Re 8: there are always non-metallic elements.
  9. John.S.Mill: Do you commonly put things inside it No
  10. twig933: Is it typically found outside? No
  11. YankeeTripper: Is it decorative? No
  12. soyleche: Is it commonly found in a house? (Note ury’s distinction) No
30

Is it typically public property?

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  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
  8. Kat987: Is it made out of metal? sometimes
    Re 8: there are always non-metallic elements.
  9. John.S.Mill: Do you commonly put things inside it No
  10. twig933: Is it typically found outside? No
  11. YankeeTripper: Is it decorative? No
  12. soyleche: Is it commonly found in a house? (Note ury’s distinction) No
    This is a hard “no”. 3 is a softer “no”. I don’t think it’s a common household item, but I might be wrong.
  13. soyleche: Is it typically public property? No
32

Not outside, not in a house, not on public property…

Is it typically found in an office building?

33

I didn’t ask if it was on public property. I asked if it was public property. I guess most things that are on public property are public property, but not all of them.

34

Is that an official question?

35

Yes, official

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  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
  8. Kat987: Is it made out of metal? sometimes
    Re 8: there are always non-metallic elements.
  9. John.S.Mill: Do you commonly put things inside it No
  10. twig933: Is it typically found outside? No
  11. YankeeTripper: Is it decorative? No
  12. soyleche: Is it commonly found in a house? (Note ury’s distinction) No
    This is a hard “no”. 3 is a softer “no”. I don’t think it’s a common household item, but I might be wrong.
  13. soyleche: Is it typically public property? No
  14. twig93: Is it typically found in an office building Yes
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Hmmm, interesting.

Unofficial speculation: something not common in a home but common in an office.

So it can’t be something like a computer or a desk or an office chair because people have those at home.

People can get inside cubicles. Telephones that aren’t cell phones have metal inside.

What else is at an office but not at home?

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I was thinking of keycards but people take those home with them. And the scanners use electricity, as do vending machines, ice-makers, and drinking fountains.

Gosh this is the one time I wish I’d been to the office more recently!

Maybe a urinal? Not common in homes, common in offices, don’t use electricity. Some are public property though.

Gah!

39

I was thinking it might be a water fountain, but that is almost always metal. So maybe not.

40

It could be a whiteboard. They’re not super common in households, assume less than the 30% threshold, and definitely not the likeliest place to find it, hence the harder no for 12.