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Death came (Posted on 2003-02-24)

A man went to a party and drank some of the punch. Late for another appointment, he then left early. Everyone else at the party who drank the punch subsequently died of poisoning.

Why did the man not die?

Submitted by Anoop

Rating: 2.2941 (17 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The ice cubes used in the punch contained poison. The poison spread to the punch only after the ice melted and hence the man who left early escaped.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: Alternatively	William	2023-09-25 07:57:56
re(2): Alternatively	William	2023-09-25 07:57:16
re: Alternatively	K Sengupta	2008-03-24 12:01:46
Solution	K Sengupta	2008-03-24 12:00:07
these are my answers (unique or not)	Jak Dakars	2005-08-23 23:24:08
Alternatively	Amber	2005-07-15 03:37:06
the dumbest riddle ever	George Siss	2005-02-25 15:27:59
aha!!	Linda	2004-12-15 23:11:14
No Subject	logischer Verstand	2004-05-03 17:29:50
Alternate Solution	Billy Bob	2004-03-28 13:12:45
that's an old one	Brian	2004-01-05 22:45:24
that's an old one	Brian	2004-01-05 22:44:16
that's an old one	Brian	2004-01-05 22:43:59
re: perfect timing	Captain Paradox	2004-01-04 11:40:09
perfect timing	dorkdork	2003-07-29 12:44:01
WOW that was easy	Chaz	2003-05-02 16:23:18
Alternate Answer	Entelecheia	2003-04-23 09:56:38
re: Death Riddle	Christian	2003-04-12 10:29:53
answer	mary	2003-04-03 18:01:33
The man,a poisoner	Tim Axoy	2003-03-20 06:15:07
good one	luvya2003	2003-03-15 06:40:33
my solution	bik88	2003-03-12 13:48:03
re(3): Thats Bull Crap.	Adam	2003-03-03 08:57:08
re(3): Thats Bull Crap.	Ravi Raja	2003-03-01 22:15:32
re(2): Thats Bull Crap.	Lucifer	2003-03-01 18:11:11
re: Thats Bull Crap.	Ravi Raja	2003-02-28 19:21:01
Thats Bull Crap.	Lucifer	2003-02-28 12:38:36
re: Solution, Bingo!	Ravi Raja	2003-02-27 20:23:54
re: that or...	Ravi Raja	2003-02-27 20:16:28
that or...	Lucifer	2003-02-27 13:57:40
o.o	Lucifer	2003-02-27 13:54:33
The answer	Seth Sauer	2003-02-26 05:29:24
Solution, Bingo!	Aashish	2003-02-25 23:21:31
Assassin!!	window	2003-02-25 14:25:38
The Man Should Have Died!	Tony	2003-02-24 23:22:26
re: I think I got it.	Ravi Raja	2003-02-24 18:11:42
re: another possibility	Ravi Raja	2003-02-24 18:07:20
re: death came	Ravi Raja	2003-02-24 18:03:03
re: Possibility	Ravi Raja	2003-02-24 17:55:05
re: Death Riddle	Ravi Raja	2003-02-24 17:49:16
re: Riddle	Ravi Raja	2003-02-24 17:41:41
I think I got it.	EzBake	2003-02-24 16:55:52
another possibility	Cory Taylor	2003-02-24 11:01:45
death came	neil	2003-02-24 10:52:38
Possibility	Alan	2003-02-24 10:12:13
Death Riddle	Kent Schueler	2003-02-24 10:01:41
No Subject	Cory Taylor	2003-02-24 07:59:48
Riddle	Sue	2003-02-24 06:49:50

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