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Post by thetreasurehunter on Mar 6, 2020 13:36:13 GMT -5
Question- Do you think kids will find the treasure?
Answer by Forrest-Yeah, I think kids may have an advantage. Don’t expect me to explain that, but sure. Their eyes are better. They’re more agile. They have more energy. Why should a kid take a back seat in the treasure hunt?
Fact:
Kids may have an advantage.
Forrest went alone in there.
Possible Meaning:
This could hint it is tight quarters getting to the location.
And kids ‘eyes are better’ could hint the chest is camouflaged.
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Post by Jenny on Mar 6, 2020 15:39:35 GMT -5
Any 'tight place'.....would be a place people wouldn't normally go....
It is funny that he mentions kids might have advantage, but immediately says he won't explain why.
Most feel kids have an advantage because of their 'imaginations' or 'openness', but I'm not sure that is what Forrest was thinking. It could be their size, and as you mentioned, he did say their eyes. What made him think of that first off? lol....
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Post by goldilocks on Mar 6, 2020 15:42:49 GMT -5
20/20...vision... maybe seeing patterns or spotting visual hints in TTOTC for example.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Mar 6, 2020 22:18:50 GMT -5
Kids have an advantage in the field. They have a tremendous disadvantage trying to solve the clues at home.
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Post by seannm on Mar 6, 2020 23:31:13 GMT -5
All,
Children may have an advantage because their minds are not yet filled with the biases that life experiences unfortunately occupy.
Seannm
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Post by edgewalker on Mar 7, 2020 0:14:47 GMT -5
Or this is a Billy the Kid reference.
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Post by johnwayne11 on Mar 7, 2020 9:14:16 GMT -5
Or this is a Billy the Kid reference. I like that thot. |
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Post by van on Mar 7, 2020 9:37:40 GMT -5
Kids are more likely to suffer from dyslexia and can read all the anagrams.
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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 7, 2020 15:49:03 GMT -5
Billy the Kid reference by edgewalker may be hitting on something. I wonder if ff is really referring to a young goat instead of a child. Does anyone know exactly which word ff used? Kid or Child
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Post by heidini on Mar 7, 2020 16:54:00 GMT -5
“Billy the kid” was Forrest’s childhood goat that hung out with his horse.
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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 8, 2020 2:38:14 GMT -5
Any 'tight place'.....would be a place people wouldn't normally go.... It is funny that he mentions kids might have advantage, but immediately says he won't explain why. Most feel kids have an advantage because of their 'imaginations' or 'openness', but I'm not sure that is what Forrest was thinking. It could be their size, and as you mentioned, he did say their eyes. What made him think of that first off? lol.... It's really funny because he says he won't explain why, then appears to go on to explain! Our assumptions are really interesting and worth reviewing constantly. In reading Forrest's comments about eyesight, I immediately assumed it was because the treasure is in a dark place, rather than camouflaged. |
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Post by retriever on Mar 8, 2020 10:49:36 GMT -5
they have to take a backseat, because they cant drive
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Post by flyjack on Mar 8, 2020 13:40:12 GMT -5
Because children haven't the long term developed and set thinking patterns adults do. They can see and learn new patterns more quickly. You need to understand the relationships in the poem from a child's perpective.. If your solution is complex, it is wrong.
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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 8, 2020 13:43:32 GMT -5
Sean and Flyjack's comments bring to mind the backwards bicycle - maybe kids find it easier to think differently as they're not stuck in their ways yet.
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Post by thetreasurehunter on Mar 9, 2020 8:43:10 GMT -5
Summary on ideas for why kids could have an advantage:
Forrest says eyes better, more agile, more energy, and no reason to take back seat: Reasons for eyes better: - -Camouflaged chest
- -see patterns more easily
- -notice visual hints
Wider imagination Size – able to get around in field and possible tight places Open to new ideas- not stuck in ways or biased They keep it simple It's a cryptic reference towards ‘Billy the Kid’ connection Other ideas for why kids could have an advantage?
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