Danger
The Safe Place
Level 2 · Medium
A fire starts in an archive corridor. One man leaves immediately; another stays in the sealed room. The faulty system keeps discharging gas after the fire is extinguished. No flames enter, but the oxygen sensor sounds an alarm and the man loses consciousness.
- Choose a narrator: they read the answer privately and hide it.
- Read the premise aloud. Answers: yes, no or irrelevant.
- When the game ends, mark the puzzle as played.
Hold or double tap. With a keyboard, press Enter.
The answer
That room used inert gas to extinguish fire by reducing oxygen concentration. The fault caused excessive discharge, making the atmosphere unbreathable for the man who stayed inside. An absence of flames made him think he was safe, while the alarm indicated a different danger.