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Stuff.co.nz Article: How did Sherlock do it?
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Re: Stuff.co.nz Article: How did Sherlock do it?
Quite a good article. I hadn't seen the 'repel' 'rappel' thing before. The only thing is they are not exact homophones are they. Also in the UK we always use the word 'abseil' rather than 'rappel' and I wouldn't see the writers linking the two. Not to say that isn't how he did it, he might have done, but I think the word link is erroneous.
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Re: Stuff.co.nz Article: How did Sherlock do it?
Oh shoot. I thought I was being kind of original, and this article basically says what I was thinking, even with the flapping, which I hadn't said yet, but thought. Oh well.
You see him fall forward placing his hands out before him; there's no way he could have pulled out a cord to rapel himself down. How would he attach it? Also, you've seen with his eyes the ground below, so there are precious few moments to set up any devices to help in the fall.
As for Molly "helping" him with facts about how a body takes a fall or what it takes to die, Sherlock needs no help on that matter...this is the guy who stores a head in the fridge to measure coagulation of saliva after death. He knows exactly what the body will and won't take to die.
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Re: Stuff.co.nz Article: How did Sherlock do it?
Sumac60 wrote:
Oh shoot. I thought I was being kind of original, and this article basically says what I was thinking, even with the flapping, which I hadn't said yet, but thought. Oh well.
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You will find nearly every conceivable theory in some form has been formed at some stage. That's not a criticism, but with millions of people all seeing the same show in slow mo, screen caps, etc; it's bound to be that way.
But never let that put you off. I don't know how many times I have theorised something myself, only to google some key words & find someone else posting a similar thought.
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