Monday Madness (on tuesday)

A man had a medical condition. This condition caused him to be very distraught. He heard about a new experimental procedure. He applied for and was accepted into the study. The procedure was performed and appeared successful. Traveling home, by train, an incident occurred. If not for the fact that he was a smoker… he would probably have died. What is going on here?

Carbon monoxide poisoning? He was outside smoking on the train while others breathed in an odorless/colorless gas and died?

No carbon monoxide poisoning. No body died. No bodies life was in danger more than normally experienced when traveling by train. (Or I suppose by smoking).

Wanted to say he was in the smoking car and the train derailed and that car did not get damaged, thus saving his life. Jimbo1

Wanted to say he was in the smoking car and the train derailed and that car did not get damaged, thus saving his life.

Jimbo1

Nope. No one died or was in any extraordinary danger.

The man's medical condition was Siderodromophobia. The experimental treatment was not as successful as it appeared. The man became distraught on the trip home and seriously considered throwing himself off the moving train. Luckily he was a smoker, and the familiar nicotine-associated calm suffused his mind and body upon the third drag of his hastily lit cigarette. He managed to make it to the next station resisting his suicidal urge.

Well Done rshaffer4444, I would have never guess that in a million years, but hey if that is not the correct answer still a well done. Jimbo1

Very nice attempt rshaffer4444, but the man was not afraid of trains, and was not saved by the nicotine associated calm.

awwwwwwwwwwwwww I knew that was the answer, shucks Jimbo1

Though not correct… in my opinion - in a lot of ways - it was very close.

Thanks Jimmy, but no dice (and no cookie) Tom's puzzles can be tricky.

Thanks Jimmy, but no dice (and no cookie) Tom's puzzles can be tricky.

Ya you are right you have to watch out for him.

Jimmy

Unless that new experimental treatment cause him to pass out, if not he was so scared of riding the train he would had a heart attack and died before getting to where he was going, because of that being passed out, he made it to where he was going and lived. Jimbo> takes a shot at it.

He didn't pass out, nor did he have a heart attack. He was not scared of riding the train.

ok, would it be safe to say rshaffer4444 answer is correct and the smokes effect's saved him as outlined in both your and his answers?

and all we need to do is find out what he is scared of?

if so then, my guess, he saw a clown on the train.



ooops missed this post..

but the man was not afraid of trains, and was not saved by the nicotine associated calm.