OT: Impossible question

[funkpolice]

not what I was looking for, but if you can rationalize it to my liking I guess it could work. Here's a little help, This woman would be found in a circus.

 

[Wakeskater02]

Circus Master. Definition: Someone who is in charge of other people?

 

[funkpolice]

nope

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

a piano tuner ???

 

[tektite]

A trapeze artist? Using the music to tell her when to let go?

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

my guess she had her head in the piano tuning it while he played, when he jumped up, make piano lid fall on her... one big piano, with one big lid ??? makes since to me lol

 

[jgking21]

the fat bearded lady, it ain't over til the fat lady sings!

 

[dianezoo]

Whats a piano doing in a circus I thought they had organs.
(I dont have a clue, just making noise)

 

[funkpolice]

well, I'll give it to tektite, reasonably close. the answer was a tight rope walker. Back in the good ole days, tight rope walkers did it blind folded, and without a net. When the music stopped that was their sign that they could step off the rope safely.
bill

 

[dianezoo]

ahhhhhhhh says the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw.
very clever

 

[funkpolice]

hmm, I wonder what you could do with a hammer in one hand, and a saw in the other. I suppose you could shorten the hammer handle.
bill

 

[tektite]

Or smash up the saw

When and why was the parachute invented?

 

[funkpolice]

I think Leonardo da vinci drew plans for a parachute, but I'm not sure why. I'd guess something to do with battle.
bill

 

[tektite]

Nothing to do with battle.

 

[funkpolice]

to jump from cliffs.

 

[jgking21]

I think you were right about da vinci, i think i saw some of his first diagrams. was it something to do with gravity?

 

[Wakeskater02]

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the parachute in the 1600's for entertainment purposes. However, it was reinvented in the late 1700's and it was eventually used for the military.

Thank you, Modern Marvels!

 

[Wakeskater02]

I hope I get this one! I think I truely have "the impossible question!" :tumble:

 

[tektite]

I was referring to the reinvention in the late 1700's - 1783 to be exact. That's when it was used, not just a drawing.

Still need to answer what the original purpose was

That's the hard part of the question. Not cliffs, not military.

 

[jgking21]

I love Modern Marvels, that's where I must have seen something about it. I think you do have it wakeskater!