Black Story! lateral thinking puzzle story. Can you guess the story by asking questions?
-Timo-
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Hi all,
My brother once did this game with me and it was very funny and hard so I decided to do the same on the forums. The game is called 'black stories'. Here is the explanation
First I am going to tell a little story. Someone died and you have to guess what happened by asking yes/no questions. Example: is the person a boy? Do you like ice creams? Etc.
Over time if a lot of questions have been answered you can try to tell the story. Its actually really simple. Just ask yes/no questions and if you know the story then tell me. (If your story is wrong I just say no!)
Lets just start and see how it goes. If you have questions how the game works then ask. If you know the story because of other reasons then the answered questions here then please dont say it.
Hope you have fun!! 
The story:
""In the middle of a lawn lies a naked man. He is dead! He has a short straw in his left hand. There are no footprints around him.""
What happened?
Comments
These are often referred to as lateral thinking puzzles and are great fun
I've encountered this one before though so I'll have to sit it out 
@Armelline thanks for your reply
they are really fun indeed. if more people are interested in them I have some more 
not sure what lateral means though...
edited the title
still no questions?
I use to do these all of the time -- though I was never extremely good at them - I'll still give it a go.
I assume the short straw is significant: did this person have to draw straws to see who would do something?
@Braydon_SFX yes
good one
We're the other people involved around when the person died?
if I take your question literally, no
Did the man die by his own hand?
yes!
Was there an airplane involved?
no... :P
Is there blood?
not important
+1
Was the straw used to kill him?
Did he take his own clothes off?
do you mean the straw is used to kill him? or he took a straw and that's why he is dead?
I guess it's a yes
yes!
Yes.
The straw was not the cause of dead.
he took the straw and a goat kill him
@freneticz no :P
read the story beginning again and you will see why it's impossible.
Was a weapon used? Are there any injuries on the body?
no
no?
Did the man die choking? Heat stroke?
Was he poisoned?
both no
no
should I give a tip?
esolc saw sppapmul
No he wasn't.
....Was he? :P
Did the man fall from the sky?
Was it water(a lake etc) nearby?
Here is what I think happend
He and some friends were on a ballon trip when suddenly the ballon started to lose height. They realized that they needed to get rid of some weight, otherwise they would crash. They guy they found dead draw the shortest straw,therefore had to jump. He was supposed to jump into a lake nearby. He didn't want his clothes to be wet so he took them of before he jumped. But he missed the lake and landed on the hard ground causing his death